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25346 entered service on the SVR in the InterCity blue and grey livery in which it was acquired. It was withdrawn from traffic on 3 August for a 12-day repaint at Bridgnorth into its original BR Crimson and Cream livery. Experimentally, automotive-type black lining tape was used to apply the lining in conjunction with the usual gold lining paint. This technique, which was similar to that used by BR for applying their blue and grey livery, proved a success and was adopted for other repaints.<ref>SVR News 73, 75</ref>
In spring 1988 the windows were re-bedded at [[Carriage Repair Works#Other_facilities|Bridgnorth ]] in anticipation of another repaint later in the year. The "heavy clean and quick repaint" was completed in time for the [[Autumn Steam Gala]] despite starting just 3 weeks before.<ref>SVR News 87, 90</ref>
25346 was one of several coaches "stopped" in 1999. During 2000 most of the bodyat the lavatory end was rebuilt at [[Carriage Repair Works#Bewdley_Carriage_and_Wagon_Department|Bewdley]], several doors were re-skimmed, all the windows resealed, the seats were fully reupholstered in new moquette, and most of the interior revarnished. The moquette was an experimental grey and pink design developed for First Great Western Railway but not subsequently taken up by them, with all sixteen rolls of the cloth being acquired by the SVR for use in the 1960s liveried coaches. The carriage was then repainted into 1960s BR Maroon livery at Kidderminster. 25346, which effectively seats 48, was transferred from [[Carriages#Set_C|Set C (BR Crimson and Cream) ]] to [[Carriages#Set_M|Set M (BR Maroon) ]] in order to increase the seating capacity in the Set C by exchanging it with [[BR 4545 Tourist Standard Open| TSO 4545]] which seats 64. 25346 was outshopped at the end of February 2001 with 4545 taking its place in the paint shop for its repaint from Maroon into Crimson and Cream.<ref>SVR News 133, 135</ref><ref name = SVRCT/>
In 2007 the [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Department Sales Coach |LMS and BR Coach Fund]]'s carriages including 25346 were transferred into the ownership of the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. Since that time, it has benefited from a slow-speed charger and new batteries at the Trust's expense.
By winter 2009-10 25346's wheels had become worn and required a wheelset change. The larger wheels in turn required the ride height to be adjusted by re-tensioning the springs on the bogies to ensure that the steps in gangways did not exceed the permitted amount. New bearing pads were also provided and brake rigging repairs carried out to eliminate wear. Repairs were madeto the steam-pipe and a new set of overhauled Buckeye couplings were fitted.<ref>SVR News 168</ref> Later in 2010 the carriage underwent its '10 year' overhaul at Kidderminster, which was completed just in time for that year's Santa duties.<ref>SVR News 173</ref>
Its appearance was improved in mid-2016 by a "quick repaint".<ref>SVR News 197</ref> In 2021 it received a new toilet floor.<ref>SVR News 216, Winter 2021, p. 28</ref> It remains in BR Maroon livery as seen in this photograph in March 2015.
