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In 1985 the SVR were invited to produce a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Wagons used on the main line in preservation|demonstration goods train for the GWR 150 celebrations]]. BR inspectors checked 28 of the SVR’s wagons and approved 25 to take part in the main line run. 42343 was one of the three that failed the inspection, having been found to be in need of brake repairs. These were completed later the same year.<ref>SVR News 78</ref>
An overhaul began on Easter Tuesday 1989 while the wagon was on the [[Stourport Triangle|'Stourport line']]. The old rotten floorboards were removed and initially left there on the wagon as there was nowhere suitable at Bewdley to unload them. However a group of children began unloading the wagon where it stood, so 42343 and its load were hastily moved to [[Bewdley]] later that evening. The overhaul was completed by Spring 1990; the work included replacing the steel plates which cover the wheel and drawgear areas, installation of new keruing Keruing floorboards and repainting the chassis.<ref>SVR News 92, 95</ref>
42343 was sited at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]] and used to store and move boilers and other components. The photograph in March 2015 shows it carrying the saddle tanks of [[2047 Warwickshire]] and [[GWR 813 Saddle Tank | GWR 813]]. On 14 July 2018 the original boiler, smokebox and saddle tank of 2047 Warwickshire were lifted onto 42343 by the [[Cowans Sheldon 30-ton steam crane RS 1087|30-ton steam crane]] and the following November a planned move of the wagon and locomotive parts to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] took place.
