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45048 was one of three inspection saloons built at Wolverton in 1940 as lot 1264 to Diagram 2046.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Jenkinson & Essery (1977)]] p. 185. and Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey. Longworth gives the Lot as 1246.</ref> It was later numbered M45048M by BR and saw service until February 1981<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2019)]] p.294.</ref>.
==PreservtionPreservation==
It was purchased for preservation in 1981, initially at Steamport (Southport) before moving to the Gloucester Warwickshire Steam Railway in 1983. Following a lengthy restoration it carried HRH The Princess Royal to open the GWSR’s Cheltenham Racecourse Station. It was withdrawn from service suffering from water ingress via a leaky roof, and offered for sale in 2012.
It was acquired by David Postle and moved to the SVR by August 2013.<ref>[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=805 Railway Heritage Register On-Line]</ref> {{As of|2018|01}} it was stored at [[Bewdley]] awaiting restoration at the owner’s owner's expense.<ref>SVR News184, Winter 2013-14</ref>
==See also==
