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GWR (and constituents) Designed Coaches: 2242 to start
The five sets in regular timetabled use are;
*Set C, British Railways Mk1's in Crimson & Cream<ref>[httphttps://www.bloodandcustard.com/bloodandcustardhistory.html org www.bloodandcustard.comorg] states that Crimson and Cream rather than Carmine and Cream was the description used by BR</ref>.
*Set M, British Railways Mk1's in Maroon.
*Set L, LMS (and BR built to LMS design) in LMS Crimson Lake.
*Set N, LNER & GNR Teak
*Set GW2 (sometimes abbreviated to GW), GWR later period (post-grouping1938 to 1947) in GWR Chocolate & Cream. The SVR is in the process of creating a second GWR set (GW1) which will consist of early (1910 to early 1930s) stock in older liveries.
Several other carriages are in use as volunteer accommodation or as storage.
This page includes full size [[:Category:Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)|Non Passenger Carrying Coaching Stock (NPCCS)]] such as Full Brakes and carriages adapted for use as Post Office Sorting Vans (also known as Travelling Post Offices or TPOs) and General Utility Vans (GUVs). Other goods vans and brake vans are listed under [[Goods Wagons]].
==GWR (and constituents) Designed Coaches==
| [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third | 2233]] || Corridor Brake Third || 1950 || Saltley|| Bewdley || [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] || None || Used as staff accommodation || Hawksworth
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| [[GWR 2242 Corridor Brake Third | 2242]]|| Corridor Brake Third || 1950 || Saltley|| Kidderminster || [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] || None || Acquired Oct 2019. Awaiting Restoration mechanical work to commence April 2020 || Hawksworth
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| [[GWR 2426 Toplight Full Third | 2426]] || Toplight Full Third || 1910 || Swindon || Bewdley || [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] || GWR 1934-42 || Oldest bogie coach on the SVR. Awaiting Restoration. || Churchward
| [[GWR 5883 Brake Third | 5883]] || Brake Third || 1934 || Swindon || In service || [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] || GWR 1928-34 || || Collett
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| [[GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite | 6045]] || Bow-end Composite || 1928 || Swindon || Kidderminster In service|| [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] || (Restoration) GWR 1928-34 || Restoration commenced January 2015 completed April 2020 || Collett
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| [[GWR 6562 Brake Composite | 6562]] || Brake Composite || 1938 || Swindon || In service|| [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] || GWR 1934-42 || Returned to service 16 July 2017 || Collett
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| [[Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper | 10569]] || Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper || 1982 || Derby || [[Bewdley Down Yard]] || [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] || Chocolate & Cream livery ||Used for staff accommodation
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| [[Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper | 10606]] || Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper || 1982 || Derby || Kidderminster || [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] || Inter City livery || Used for staff accommodation
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| [[Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper | 10696]] || Mk 3a Convertible Sleeper || 1983 || Derby || [[Bewdley Down Yard]] || [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] || Inter City livery || Used for staff accommodation
For the Pacific Power event in September 2016, a 9 coach teak set was utilised with [[LNER 7960 Kitchen Composite|7960]], the first time such a set has been put together since the 2 May 1964<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=51701#51701 SVRA Forum]</ref> - by this point, the coaches had been painted in BR maroon, and it is thought the last time a 9 coach set in varnished teak livery was seen was in the early 1950s.
===Set GWGW1===The SVR is in the process of forming a GW1 set made up of 1910 to early 1930s stock in the older liveries. ===Set GW2===Great Western Chocolate & Cream , later 1938 to 1947 liveries (observed 5 October 2019)
*[[GWR 9627 Restaurant Third]]
*[[GWR 829 Full Third | GWR 829 Third Corridor]]
*[[GWR 7284 Composite | GWR 7284 Composite Corridor]]
The SVR website pages giving details of carriage sets in use on a day to day may refer to this set as simply "GW". The current conversion project for [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car | 9581]] will add a GWR wheelchair/dining vehicle to this set.<ref>SVR News 204</ref>
===Set S===
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