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Actress Joan Hickson travelled in one of the compartments of 5883 during filming of [[Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington]] in 1987.<ref name=SVR149>SVR News 149</ref>
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Miss_Marple_Screenshot_12_5883.jpg | Mrs McGillicuddy (Mona Bruce, left) and Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) dismount from 5883.
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5883 underwent further repairs at Bewdley in 1991. A section of bottom stringer had to be replaced along with some of the exterior cladding sheets. The interior was in reasonable condition, needing only a few tongue-and-groove boards to be replaced in the corridor followed by repainting and re-varnishing. the interior. The carriage was then moved to Kidderminster and lifted for a bogie change, together with repairs to the draw gear, vacuum and steam heating gear.<ref>SVR News 100</ref> Another ‘5-yearly lift’ was carried out in 1997, during which brake shafts and hangers were repaired.<ref>SVR News 125</ref>
5883 is still owned by the GW(SVR)A and is normally used in set GW2.
Sister vehicle [[GWR 5804 Brake Third|5804]] is also an SVR resident.
==See also==
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
