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Following Denis’s sad passing, it was offered for sale in summer 2019. An offer from the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.| Great Western (SVR) Association]] was accepted in October 2019 and the coach was moved to the SVR on 29 October, requiring 4 to 6 months' work to complete its restoration.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]</ref> Confirming the purchase, the GW(SVR)A's January 2020 Newsletter noted that "''We already own two Hawksworth Full Thirds ([[GWR 829 Full Third|829]] and [[GWR 2119 Full Third|2119]]) but lack a matching brake vehicle to enable a set to be formed to this distinctive profile. It will also fulfil a particular need on the Severn Valley Railway being able to form a large brake in Great Western Set 2 releasing Collett Brake 5883 for Great Western Set 1''".<ref name=GW2020/>
In April 2020, following the completion of the restoration of [[GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite]], the GW(SVR)A Committee agreed to bring forward the mechanical works on 2242 to help the SVR to meet some of the costs of two of the full time carriage staff during the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]. A consequence was that the Association would need to fund an estimated cost of £15,000.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A News page, April 2020]</ref> The Association applied to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd|SVR Charitable Trust]], which in August 2020 granted £12,000 for the work.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVRA) website, August 2020 news] (Retrieved 9 September 2020)</ref>
2242 is a sister vehicle to [[SVR(H)|SVR(H)'s]] [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third|2233]] , which is used as static accommodation at Bewdley, and to [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|four other examples formerly resident on the SVR]].
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