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==80982 in preservation==
After being decommissioned by BR(W), 80982 was rescued from Bristol, arriving on the SVR in on 2 May 1972. It was originally intended for storage,<ref>SVR News 24</ref> but has been fully restored. It is operational but is normally located at [[Bewdley]] next to the [[Bewdley Goods Shed|Goods Shed]] where it serves as the [[Wagon Department]]'s mess van. It is owned by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].
It appeared on the main line in 1985 as part of the [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation| GW 150 demonstration freight train]] which ran to Newport behind [[2857|GWR freight loco 2857]].<ref>SVR News 78</ref>
