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==4399 in preservation==
4399 arrived on the SVR in May 1983 from Heaton, being at that time privately owned by D Randall and P Fitzwater. 4399 ran for several years in BR blue and grey livery, until the Carriage & Wagon gang at Bridgnorth took it back to 1950s maroon with a quick repaint. However, it soon came out of service and languished in storage for many years. It is now owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. {{As of|2017}} it is at Bridgnorth undergoing restoration and modification to include disabled access in a similar manner to [[BR 4690 Tourist Standard Open|4690]], for which it was recently awarded grant funding.<ref>[http://svrtrust.org.uk/our-vehicles/br/4399-2.html 4399 on the SVR Charitable Trust web site]</ref>
4399 will be finished in the early BR livery of crimson and cream, as built, and will run in [[Carriages#Set_C | Set C]]. On 17 November 2017, 4399 made a return trip to Kidderminster to be turned for work on the second side.
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