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In 1999 3083 was reallocated for a period of use in the LNER Teak set. In summer of that year the carriage was repainted in BR Eastern Region Mock Teak using a process known as ‘scumble-graining’. This type of finish was used on LNER steel-bodied Thompson coaches towards the end of the LNER era in 1946-48.<ref>SVR News 129/132</ref>
3083 received a further overhaul in mid-2009, reverting to 1957 BR Maroon livery with black ends and gutters but without the ‘roundels’ which were introduced later by BR.<ref>SVR News 169</ref> It moved to [[Bridgnorth Loco Works|Bridgnorth Loco Works paint shop]] during 2020 for a repaint.<ref>SVR News 210</ref>
For current SVR use, the coach has been declassified (i.e. is now 'standard' class), and the seats have been locked so they no longer rotate. 3083 is often used to extend one of the regular carriage sets. The carriage is owned by [[SVR(H)]]<ref name=SB9/>.
==Links==
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1218 3083 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org in mock teak liveryRailway Heritage Register On-Line]
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