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|years1 = 1976
|events1 = Arrived on SVR
|years2 = 1979|events2 = Outshopped|years3 = 2004-2007|events3 = Overhauled|years4 = 2014|events4 = Interior restored
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}}This outside framed GWR Milk Van (PMVG), telegraphic code 'Siphon G', was built by Metro Cammell<ref>SVR Stock Book states Swindon</ref> in 1927 to diagram number O11. It is classified as [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)]]. Prior to preservation it was also in Departmental use as No 079060.
The coach was purchased from Wantage Road near Didcot, arriving on the SVR in March 1976.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> It is believed to be the only remaining outside framed example.<ref>GW(SVR)A</ref> It has previously seen use as [[Santa's Grotto]] and as a mobile store. It was photographed at Bewdley in March 2015. It is owned by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | Great Western (SVR) Association]] , was outshopped in 1979 and underwent overhaul from 2004-2007.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/1257_overhaul.html Great Western (SVR) Assoc. overhaul pages]</ref> The interior was restored and repainted in 2014. It has previously seen use as [[Santa's Grotto]] and as a mobile store and is now used as a store at Arley at Christmas in conjunction with Santa's Grotto.
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