The Severn Valley Railway has issued the following statement from chief executive officer Gus Dunster:

“An incident involving the Severn Valley Railway’s 4930 Hagley Hall occurred at Bridgnorth motive power depot on the evening of Sunday 12 July.

“The locomotive is currently awaiting assessment, and I’m pleased to report that no one was injured. We have begun a full investigation to establish exactly what happened and cannot comment further until that is complete. We have informed the Office of Rail and Road, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and our insurers.

“Once we know the extent of the damage to the locomotive and its tender we will commence repairs. As the damage is still to be fully determined, we cannot give a timescale for the locomotive’s return to service.”