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2020 overhaul details
In December 2003 7284 entered Kidderminster carriage works for another overhaul. Over the years it had become one of the worst looking coaches in the GWR set, being difficult to withdraw frequently or for extended periods because it provided four of the six first class compartments available in the set. Items receiving attention on this occasion included the door locks, partial re-skinning of two doors, new droplights and attention to the windows. The roof vents were re-bedded, both lavatory roof tanks re-sealed and the compartment ceilings which had suffered water damage were re-secured and decorated. It returned to traffic on 3 March 2004.<ref>SVR News 147, 149</ref>
It received a further heavy repair and repaint at Kidderminster carriage works, being completed and returned to service in November 2020. Some of the wooden framework was showing signs of rot and was replaced, knee irons (brackets to support joints and add strength to the body) were repaired or replaced with new, two windows were re-bedded with new bottom frames as the old parts were rotten, and some panels patched or replaced. Roof tanks were attended to. All doors were overhauled and new battery boxes fitted. Worn seats and armrests were reupholstered and the carriage repainted.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blarchive Branch Lines June 2020 to January 2021]</ref> 7284 is now owned by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]. It is regularly used in [[Carriages#The carriage sets|set GW]] and is finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel. In 2020-21 it was admitted to [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]] for repairs, once again including work on the roof tanks, door skins and windows<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljun20 Branch Lines, June 2020] (Retrieved 11 July 2020)</ref>.
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