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14428 was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] in 1971<ref>GWR813.org</ref> and arrived on the SVR on 2 May 1972 from Danygraig (near Swansea). After re-painting at Bewdley it was put straight into service.<ref>SVR News 25</ref><ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
14428 was listed as requiring a major overhaul in 1989<ref>SVR News 91</ref>. However it continued in use by the SVR’s S&T Department until summer 1990 when the Wagon Department emptied it and removed all the wagon’s timbers, thus preventing further use.<ref>SVR News 96</ref> The overhaul required major frame repairs with some twelve frame sections being replaced, along with the kerb curb rail and corner strengthening plates. New body planks were fitted, all four carriage springs were reconditioned, and attention given to one axlebox bearing. Finally the wagon was repainted in GWR engineers' black livery.<ref>SVR News 98</ref>
14428 is still owned by the GWR 813 Preservation Fund. It is believed to be the only surviving wagon of its type.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>
