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The SVR has over 80 carriages, dating from pre-grouping to BR Mk1s of the early 1960s, with well over half of them in operational use. The carriages are normally operated in six matching sets, or rakes, although it is not uncommon to see more than one livery in a train as individual carriages are temporarily withdrawn for repair or maintenance and others are substituted or added to increase passenger capacity. Carriage sets usually consist of six to eight vehicles, although lengths up to ten carriages are not unusual. Carriage repairs and restorations are carried out at the [[Carriage Repair Works]].
The four five sets in regular timetabled use are;
*Set C, British Rail Mark 1s in Crimson & Cream<ref>[http://www.bloodandcustard.com/bloodandcustardhistory.html www.bloodandcustard.com] states that Crimson and Cream rather than Carmine and Cream was the description used by BR</ref>.
*Set GW2, GWR coaches, both pre & post grouping, as well as BR MK1 buffet, in Chocolate & Cream.
*Set M, British Rail Mark 1s in Maroon.
*Set L, LMS (And BR built to LMS design) in Maroon.
Other sets and carriages in operational use are;
*Set S, 'The [[Severn Valley Limited]]' diner set in GWR Chocolate & Cream. For a period to 2016 this was pre-book only, not shown on the timetable. From 2017 it is reduced to four coaches in order to allow the railway to operate smaller locomotives, and on a Sunday has two additional vehicles added to allow three coaches for standard passenger accommodation.<ref>Noticeboard Issue February 2017</ref>
*Set VV, 'The [[Severn Valley Venturer]]' two carriages attached to a service train operating from Bridgnorth. Comprised of [[BR MK1 kitchen car 1682 Restaurant Buffet]] and LMS first open 7511[[BR 3103 First Open]].*Set T, the 'Toplights' , comprising spare serviceable GWR vehicles not included in GW2. Very occasional use for charters, galas, and filming and other work. *Observation saloons[[GWR_80969_Inspection_Saloon|80969]] and [[GWR 80972 Inspection Saloon|80972]], two carriages which can be privately chartered and attached to a regular train.*Autotrailers[[GWR 178 Autotrailer Third|178]] and [[GWR 238 Autotrailer Third|238]], two carriages suitable for push-pull trains.
Several other carriages are in use as volunteer accommodation or as storage.
The 8 carriages above have seen regular use in Set M in 2015, although in varying configurations such as:
*Winter 2014/2015(8 carriages): 25346, 16267, 1855, 4690, 35219, 4550, 4593, 21254
*15 March 2015 (8 carriages): 21254, 16267 (BR Crimson & cream), 25346, 1855, 4690, 35219, 4550, 4593
*16 May 2015 (8 carriages): 21254, 25346, 16267 (BR Crimson & cream), 1855, 4690, 35219, 4550, 4593
GWR 6562 is also used for strengthening purposes. Recent configurations used are:
*Winter 2014/2015(8 carriages): 1146, 1116, 9103, 1856, 5883, 829, 1086, 7284. <ref name ="Issue 188"/>
===Set S===
*BR 3103 First Open
*BR 1682 Kitchen Car
When the Severn Valley Venturer diner is in use, the two carriages above are added to the first Sunday departure from Bridgnorth, occasionally replacing one of other carriages in the set in use the previous day where when necessary. Thus For example, on 17 May 2015, 3103 and 1682 replaced 26986 in Set L above.<br>
In 2014, [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open | LMS 7511]] was also used instead of BR 3103.
