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|construc = BR Wolverton
|status = In use
|carno = W1856E1856|livery = BR(W) Chocolate & CreamMaroon|othernos = E1856M1856, M1856W1856 (in preservation)
|designed =
|diagram = 99
In spring 1999 sister RMB [[BR 1853 Restaurant Miniature Buffet|1853]] was also acquired by the SVR. By that time 1856 was looking in tired condition after nearly 10 years in SVR service. The decision was therefore taken for 1853 to be painted crimson and cream so it could replace 1856 in [[Carriages#Set_C|set C]], with 1856 then being allocated to another set after overhaul.<ref>SVR News 135</ref>
In 2002 it was further decided that 1856 would be outshopped in BR's GW livery as used on BR(W) Mark ls during the 1957 to 1961 period.<ref>SVR News 142</ref> It re-entered service as W1856 in [[Carriages#Set_GW2|set GWR2]], the GWR Chocolate and Cream running set, in November 2003 after major repairs to the ends, new battery boxes and substantial re-plumbing.
It then transferred into the Severn Valley Limited dining set [[Carriages#Set_S|(set S)]] in 2006, replacing [[LMS 149 Buffet Car]] which had been running in chocolate and cream livery since 1996.<ref>SVR News 155,156, 163</ref> Subsequently 1856 reverted to use in set GW2.