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The Trust had stated that their aim to get 163 into traffic in time for its 125th birthday in 2020, but this has not occurred
The carriage body is now mounted on the 4-wheeled underframe of an ex-SR Guards and Luggage van (type BY), built at Eastleigh in 1937 and originally numbered C 436, later numbered ADB975140 for departmental use by BR. This was initially preserved in 1994 at the Gwili Railway, but the body was later scrapped and the underframe acquired and moved to Hampton Loade on 24 February 2001 as a donor for 163. After the underframe was shortened, the body of 163 was mounted on it on 16 August 2003 with the aid of the Bridgnorth steam crane.
In addition to being mounted on the donor underframe, the carriage's internal partitions have been reinstated and much of the bodywork repaired. The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] was formed in 2009 to complete the restoration, which continues at Hampton Loade station. The Trust have had stated that they are aiming their aim to get Barry Railway carriage 163 into traffic in time for its 125th birthday in 2020, but this has not occurred.<ref>[http://www.barryrailwaycarriagetrust.org.uk/our_project.html BRCT website 'our project' page]</ref>
The carriage is one of the items to look out for in the childrens ‘I-spy’ supplement to the SVR’s [[From The Window]] booklet.
