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==Preservation==
The entire 9-coach test train was sold into preservation in 1969, with four coaches being bought for the SVR and the others by Didcot. 1116 arrived on 9 December.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> The four acquired by the SVR were restored between 1970 and 1973, and saw service on [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | SVR excursions on the main line]] as well as on the SVR itself. Heritage carriages used on the main line were assigned TOPS numbers, with 1116 being number 99231.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
1116 received a full repaint both inside and out, panel repairs and new upholstery in 2003 and a mechanical inspection and overhaul in 2006.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/1116_overhaul.html The Great Western (SVR) Association, 1116 overhaul] (Retrieved 10 October 2019)</ref> It was repainted at Bridgnorth between May and July 2019.<ref>GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Summer 2019</ref> It is finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.
