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16169 was built at Derby in 1961 to diagram number 126, lot number 30665.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref> In 1984 it was renumbered as 7169.
16169 was withdrawn from service by BR at Heaton, Newcastle in 1988, where it had been in use on cross-country services. It arrived on the SVR in August 1989 been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref name=Stockbook/> It has seen use in the BR Maroon set, but by 2006 was described by the Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey as "externally very shabby and due for refurbishment". When In 2007 it was withdrawn from service and was photographed in July 2015 it was stored in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] awaiting overhaul.
In March 2017 16169 was moved outside [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster Carriage Works]] , initially for welding repairs. {{As of|2017|06}} welding of the ends and one side has been completedA heavy overhaul is underway, with a hoped for conclusion in 2018.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&start=30 Kidderminster Carriage Works update on SVR-Online Forum]News 200, Winter 2017</ref>
==See also==
*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
*[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]
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