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Much Progress progress with its restoration has been made, the continued rate of which will depend largely on the raising of funds for materials. A new pair of veranda side doors and replacement opening window frames have been made, and replacement opening window frames are under constructionthe end hatch is being restored. The layers of paint were removed from the interior, when it was found that its first, "as built" internal finish was scumble grained in imitation beech and cedar with a light oak ceiling. The number 17410 was stenciled opposite the guard's seat in pink lettering, with the word "CARDIFF" (presumably its first allocation) below. Its later (presumed BR) interior finish was off white (ivory) and bauxite with a white ceiling. Regular progress reports and detailed pictures are posted on [http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/gwrtoad17410prog2016.html LNER(SVR)Coach Fund Toad Progress Page]

By July During the summer/autumn of 2016, the vacuum brake cylinder and handbrake pedestal were removed to safe storage and the rotten steel veranda sides and underfloor platework which supported the sandboxes, vacuum brake cylinder and handbrake pedestal had been were consigned to the scrapheap, plywood templates made, and plans made for their replacement. By September of that year a A considerable amount of (very necessary) weld repair had been was then carried out by a skilled volunteer on the exposed section of underframe, ballast bins and bases of the cabin and side door posts.<ref>[http://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-wagons-2016.631598/page-5 NatPres forum SVR Wagons Thread]</ref><ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/gwrtoad17410prog2016.html 17410 restoration updates on www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk]</ref> A heavy job completed in early October was the emptying, cleaning, strengthening, painting and re-filling of all eight underfloor ballast bins.