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The date on which the Fund was formed was not mentioned in SVR News, but its origins are related to the bar at [[Bridgnorth]]. An article in SVR News 63 of Spring 1982, “The Bar Department” by Brian Malyon, referred to the bar as being the base for the on-train drink and light refreshment service, and mentioned BR 1682 being owned by ‘a group of members of the bar staff’. The Bar Department were also responsible for overhauling “…1682, their own buffet car” in 1983<ref>SVR News 70</ref>, while the purchase of BR 3103 in 1984 was “through the efforts of the Bridgnorth Bar Department staff<ref>SVR News 72</ref>.
In spring 1987 the “Steam Snacks” [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] raised £1,533 for "The BR Buffet Fund" among others.<ref>SVR News 83</ref> The first formal mention of a Fund was in SVR News 98 in 1990, which credited the purchase of BR Bar Car 1883 as being by ‘The SVR (Bar Dept.) Buffet Car Fund’<ref>SVR News 98</ref>. However the SVR Stock Book 8th edition of that year referred to the SVR (BR) Buffet Car Fund, as also used in the 1998 Stock Book. ==See also==[[List of preservation groups]]
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