9220 was built at Doncaster in 1955 to diagram number 183 (AE201), It began life in BR's Eastern Region but later moved to the Midlands Region in October 1968.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.83.</ref>
9220 arrived on the SVR in on 12 February 1973 from Leicester, where it had been where it was in use as a guards training vehicle.<ref>SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref><ref name = SVRT>SVR Charitable Trust</ref> It received a full overhaul at Bridgnorth after arrival, and is now in Crimson and Cream livery.
9220 is seen below photographed at Bewdley in April 2015. It has been owned by the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] since 2007.<ref name = SVRT/>