Changes

16169 arrived on the SVR in on 16 August 1989 having been purchased by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] as one of two carriages acquired to increase the available first class accommodation.<ref name=Stockbook/><ref>SVR News 92</ref> It saw 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". In that year, while nominally still in service, a number of windows were removed and refurbished ahead of a planned overhaul and return to the maroon set.<ref>SVR News 156</ref> However in 2007 it was withdrawn from service and moved to [[Arley]] for use during the 1940s events to provide additional shelter for children should it rain. It became trapped at Arley by the [[2007 Storm Damage]], finally being moved to Kidderminster in late 2008 for a health check before returning to availability as spare vehicle for the LMS set. During that time it received some attention to compartment ceilings and veneers.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> In 2011 it was reported as being back at Arley, looking "extremely tatty".<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2219 SVR Forum, 23 August 2011]</ref>