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The coach was initially used on express services from London and the West Midlands to Wales, the South and West of England including named services such as the Cambrian Coast Express and Bristolian. As BR Mk 1 stock proliferated, it was transferred onto cross country services, before being withdrawn from passenger use in January 1966.<ref name=GW2020>GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Winter 2020 edition</ref> In October 1966 it was renumbered DW 150391 and , having been converted to a Departmental vehicle for use as a mess / tool van, permanently coupled to a Plasser-Theurer ballast cleaning machine. It was withdrawn from service by BR at Cardiff Cathays in 1982<ref name=BRC>[https://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/qn_72_20.htm BRC Stockbook] retrieved 1 November 2019</ref><ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.170.</ref>.

In October 2019 Following Denis’s sad passing, it was acquired by offered for sale in summer 2019. An offer from the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.| Great Western (SVR) Association]] was accepted in October 2019 and the coach was moved to the SVR on 29 October, requiring 4 to 6 months' work to complete its restoration.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]</ref> Confirming the purchase, the GW(SVR)A's January 2020 Newsletter noted that "''We already own two Hawksworth Full Thirds ([[GWR 829 Full Third|829]] and [[GWR 2119 Full Third|2119]]) but lack a matching brake vehicle to enable a set to be formed to this distinctive profile. It will also fulfil a particular need on the Severn Valley Railway being able to form a large brake in Great Western Set 2 releasing Collett Brake 5883 for Great Western Set 1''".<ref name=GW2020/> 2242 is a sister vehicle to [[SVR(H)|SVR(H)'s]] [[GWR 2233 Corridor Brake Third|2233]]which is used as static accommodation at Bewdley.