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===Preparations for overhaul===
A new set of tyres is in storage, in readiness for the restoration.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/epsept18 Express Points, September 2018] (Retrieved 7 December 2020)</ref>
The 'Friends of Hinton Manor' launched an appeal on 20 September 2008 to raise money for 7819's overhaul.
The Wolverhampton Branch was the sponsor of the 2010 Autumn SVR raffle which was called "Fittings Fit for a Manor" to overhaul or replace worn out cab fittings as appropriate.<ref>[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/ 7819 Hinton Manor Branch Support, SVRA Wolverhampton Branch website] (Retrieved 23 March 2019)</ref> July 2010 saw the publication of ''Wolverhampton's Railways in Colour'', with a sequel ''Wolverhampton's Railways in Colour'', with profits going towards this cause. The branch also produced a model of a Wolverhampton Stafford Road Brake Van in OO and a limited edition watercolour print of 7819 on Talerdigg bank.<ref>[http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/ SVR Wolverhampton Branch website] (Retrieved 7 December 2020)</ref>
