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The Mogul was purchased in 1974 and moved to the SVR in 1975; it is still owned by the Association. Acquisition of further redundant ex Departmental Stock also continued in the 1970s. {{as of|2017}} the Association owns 19 [[Carriages | carriages]], one [[GWR 1257 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van| Siphon G Milk Van]], and [[GWR 107291 Macaw B Bogie Bolster| Macaw B Bogie Bolster]]. Only 3 of the carriages have not yet been returned to working order.<ref>GW(SVR)A booklet</ref> A full list of SVR-based rolling stock owned by the Association may be found [[:Category:Rolling stock owned by the Great Western (SVR) Association | here]].
It is a membership body, by payment of a subscription. An illustrated members' Newsletter is nominally published twice yearly.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/background.html GW(SVR)A website] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> Its restoration of [[GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon | GWR 9103 Nondescript Saloon]] was the overall Winner in the Heritage Railway Association’s Carriage and Wagon Competition for 2015.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A website] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref> The Association’s most recently completed restoration project was [[Carriages|Art Deco Brake 3rd 650]] which entered service in November 2015, while . {{As of|2017|1}} restoration of [[Carriages|Bow End Composite 6045]] is now in progress.
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