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panels rivetted. 80603 was then repainted at Whitsun 2000, exactly twenty years after its last repaint. Unfortunately a minor shunting incident at Bewdley then ensued, requiring a further door stop to be replaced before 80603 was returned to P.Way use.<ref>SVR News 133</ref>
In spring 2014 it received attention to the brake gear and a new coat of black paint.<ref>National Preservation thread "SVR Wagons 2014</ref>. In recent years, older Older ballast wagons such as 80603 have been replaced in day to day P.Way use by larger and more modern air-braked stock such as the [[BR 'Rudd' Ballast Wagons]] and [[BR 'Seacow' 40t Bogie Ballast Hoppers]]. By 2022 it was photographed on [[Stourport Triangle]], loaded with scrap metal<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/svr_enthusiast/52530989357/ Flickr, SVREnthusiast image IMG_4317 - GWR P15 'Starfish' Ballast Wagon 80603 at Bewdley Triangle, 29 November 2022] (Retrieved 1 May 2024)</ref>.
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