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|lot = 1369
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type TK|TK]]
|length = 58ft 4½in
|weight = 30t 6cwt
|built = 1926
|seats = 64
==4786 in service==
It graduated from main line long distance services in the 1920s and 1930s to cross country and secondary services in the 1940s and 1950s. It was withdrawn on 6th February 1960 and modified for departmental stock for signals and telegraph use as DW150208 by 2 September 1961 at Shrewsbury. An undated photograph in the David Rouse collection shows the vehicle marked as 'S&Tw Reading'<ref>DW 150280 at Machynlleth, undated (a photograph), David Rouse collection/813 Fund</ref>.
==4786 in preservation==
In March 2017 the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] exchanged [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car]] (then GWR 5043 Full Third) for 4786 with the latter becoming their next project on completion of the restoration of [[GWR 6045 Bow-end Composite]].<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/kr-by-c-and-w SVRLive 30 March 2017]</ref> It will go towards and complete the 1920s GW set. 4786, being from 1926, will be returned to the fully lined GW livery with pseudo panelling and the ornate garter crest, as found on the 'Toplights'.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A news] (Retrieved 18 May 2017)</ref>
4786 was moved from Kidderminster to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] in October 2018 for work to begin in earnest.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A website] (Retrieved 24 September 2018)</ref><ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=56853#56853 SVR Forum, 24 September 2018]</ref> Much of the framework is in good order and the coach is fairly complete, with a surprising amount of the original having survived. Links to the GW(SVR)A 4786 restoration page , Facebook and the SVR-Online 4786 restoration discussion thread are shown below.
==See also==
*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/4786-restoration.html GW(SVR)A 4786 Restoration page]
*[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4207 SVR-Online 4786 Restoration thread]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1802133566694120/ GW(SVR)A Facebook page], with regular restoration updates
*[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/4786.html GW(SVR)A stock page]
*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=199 4786 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]<br>
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