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==Preservation==
12992 was purchased from Plymouth by the [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Department Sales Coach| LMS & BR Coach Fund]] after a "£1 per head" appeal.<ref>SVR News 26</ref> The only other surviving BRC&W example of the type, [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages_scrapped_while_at_the_SVR|13045]], was acquired from Derby St Mary's by a Fund member and both carriages arrived on the SVR on 9 December 1972.<ref>SVR News 26</ref>
It was tentatively arranged for 12992 to [[SVR-based carriages and other rolling stock visiting other events|visit the Derby Litchurch Lane Carriage Works Open Day ]] on 11 August 1973, together with [[48773|8F 8233]], [[LMS 26986 Brake Third Corridor|corridor brake third 26986]] and [[LMS 2886 Six-wheel Passenger Brake (later 32919) |"Stove R" 32919]]. Work was underway at [[Bewdley]], but by July 12992 was still in need of new corner posts and rebuilding at one end, so [[LMS 24617 Corridor Composite|24617]] was sent instead.<ref>SVR News 29</ref> The restoration was completed in early 1974 with 12992 being turned out in LMS 1947 livery.<ref>SVR News 31</ref>
In summer 1974 12992 was one of the items of rolling stock requested for the following year's [[Rocket Rail 150]] event at Shildon,<ref>SVR News 32</ref> but in the event did not take part. It continued in use on SVR services, although by late 1982 was reported as needing stop-gap attention to the doors and floor.<ref>SVR News 63,66</ref> It was withdrawn from services pending a major overhaul in 1984, spending a period in storage at [[Kidderminster]].<ref>SVR News 90,99</ref>
In 1991 12992 was taken out of storage at Kidderminster and moved into the [[Carriage Repair Works]] for repairs to begin. The seats were removed, some in a "''highly dubious state''". While in the Works, two corner posts and a door fell off! The carriage was hastily tied together and sent to Bewdley, where the last of the steel sheets also came adrift. A large quantity of timber was required to replace the corner posts and stringers together with sections of the floor. The carriage was completely re-panelled and welded up and the bottom twelve inches of the roof were also replaced. All the doors were also rebuilt.<ref>SVR News 99</ref> 12992 returned to Kidderminster where it was given two overhauled vacuum cylinders, the drawgear was tightened up and a number of steam-heat problems were sorted out. By spring 1992 12992 had returned to Bewdley for repainting in LMS livery and interior work<ref>SVR News 102</ref> The interior was in poor condition and was stripped out. Some timber could be salvaged, with the rest being replaced by new parts made from Brazilian mahogany. The old veneered panels which had disintegrated were replaced with mahogany veneer. In autumn 1992 another return to Kidderminster saw the toilet floors replaced, the seats refitted, the linoleum flooring laid and the doors rehung.<ref>SVR News 104</ref>
In September 2002 12992 was again at Kidderminster, where the plumbing hoses were renewed and a frost damaged lavatory recommissioned. On this occasion the compartment side was fully repainted while the corridor side which was fully repainted in 1997 only required some colour patching and two coats of varnish.<ref>SVR News 139</ref> 12992 was re-varnished at Bewdley in 2006.<ref>SVR News 163</ref>
In 2007 the former owning group, the LMS L.M.S. & BR B.R. Coach Fund, donated all its vehicles to the SVR Rolling Stock Trust (now the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust]]), becoming a department of the Trust from that time.
In summer 2008 12992 returned to Kidderminster Carriage works for a planned brake overhaul and bogie work. Brake pins and linkages were renewed and machined. At the same time the seats were re-covered by the regular contractor using reproduction 1949 LMS moquette provided by the Trust. Paint shop staff re-bedded all the sliding window glasses and fitted or adjusted skates and springs on the windows. 12992 was completed but not required for that year's Santa Services so spent winter 2008-09 in the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed|carriage shed]].<ref>SVR News 164</ref><ref>SVR Charitable Trust</ref>