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===SVR(H) ownership and intended conversion===
In March 2017 the GW(SVR)A and SVR(H) exchanged 5043 for [[GWR 4786 Full Third]]. Conversion and restoration is being carried out by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] who have experience of this kind of work, and this coach became their next project following restoration of [[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]].<ref>[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/kr-by-c-and-w SVRLive 30 March 2017]</ref>
The plan is to have saloon accommodation for disabled passengers and their companions at one end and an accessible buffet counter at the other. Entry will be via central double doors with an adjacent disabled WC. The external appearance will indeed be of a GWR H33 composite Kitchen Diner (see above). It will replicate the later condition of GWR catering vehicles, which were all rebuilt in a programme that lasted from 1937 to 1952. There were many variations, but they all gained flush sided steel panelling with sliding shutters replacing the original 'hopper' type opening toplights, a much more practical arrangement that vastly reduced the window's tendency to leak. <ref>[http://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=50670#50670 SVR Unofficial Form 30 May 2016]</ref> The General Arrangement drawing of the proposal, prepared by Peter Simpson of the GW(SVR)A, can be viewed as a pdf at File:http://www.svrwiki.com/version1241/images/f/f8/5043_elevation_drg_v4c-2a.pdf
===Conversion work===
Initial work involved sourcing fittings, undertaking a condition survey, obtaining costings, cleaning and painting the underframe and ordering a kit of bodyside frame components.<ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/gwr5043.html LNER Carriage Group] (Retrieved 2 January 2018)</ref> Work commenced in earnest following a shunt on 7 November 2017 which moved 5043 into position for restoration to commence. {{As of|2017|12}} work has started on the bodywork, framing and windows.<ref>[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/collett-5043 SVRLive news page]</ref>
===Completion date===
==Links==
[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/gwr5043.html 'GWR 5043 Wheelchair and Buffet Project' on LNER Carriage Group website] page added 6 November 2017<br>
[httphttps://www.svrlive.com/collett-5043 SVRLive news page] includes social media updates of conversion work<br>
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=202 5043 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
[http://www.2857.org.uk/2857_coach_5043.html 5043 on 2857.org.uk] (archived page)<br>
