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Following Denis’s sad passingHowells' death, 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. An appeal for funds raised £24, requiring 4 to 6 months' work to complete its restoration150 net of gift aid.<refname=GW2021>GW(SVR)A accounts and annual return 31 March 2021, via [https://wwwregister-of-charities.charitycommission.svrlivegov.comuk/charity-search/-/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]<charity-details/3964292/ref> Confirming accounts-and-annual-returns the purchase, the GWCharity Commission] (SVRRetrieved 24 November 2021)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/>

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/> The coach required "4 to 6 months' work" to complete its restoration before [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19]] intervened.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]</ref> 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 £15,000costs.<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>. {{As of|2021}} the Association will seek to accommodate 2242 at [[Carriage Repair Works|Bewdley]] whilst they complete the interior.<ref name=GW2021/>