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==Preservation==
5833 was acquired by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]], arriving from Briton Ferry on 6 April 1973. Much of the interior had been gutted and the vehicle was intended to be scrapped after recovery of spares for use on the restoration of other carriages. However it was found to be in such a good structurally sound condition that it was decided to restore the carriage instead.<ref>SVR News 37</ref>
Restoration began at Bewdley and by spring 1974 5883 had been stripped externally, with some of the panels being replaced. The internal compartment partitions had been replaced, and the lengthy process of fitting out and repainting was under way.<ref>SVR News 31</ref> That summer the coach was one of a number of items of SVR rolling stock requested to take part in the 150th Anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington event at Shildon in August, 1975.<ref>SVR News 32</ref> However by that time the work was still unfinished, with restoration of the NRM’s GWR "Quick Lunch Bar Car" 9631 having taken priority.<ref>SVR News 36</ref> 5883 was eventually completed at the end of the year, allowing an entry into SVR service in 1976.
