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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 [[Rail 150 | 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.
During 1976 the SVR assembled a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | rake of 11 GWR carriages for use on the main line]]. The set, which included newly-restored 5883, was on around half a dozen rail tours between November 1976 and November 1978. The carriages were given TOPS numbers for main line use, with 5883 being allocated number 99230.
During 1981, 5883 spent most of the year in Bewdley paint shop undergoing an overhaul, being stripped to the frames in the process. Leaking gutters were replaced with new guttering and a number of rotten panels were also replaced. At the same time the opportunity was taken to replace the glass removed with toughened glass. All the doors were removed, stripped down and repaired before being rehung. The droplights were removed and repaired or replaced and fitted throughout with new straps. The interior of the brake end was burned off, repainted and re-grained, and the compartments and corridor re-varnished. The carriage was repainted and lettered in 1934 livery. 5883 was also reupholstered with new specially made 1934 GWR pattern material.<ref>SVR News 59, 62, 66</ref>
Actress Joan Hickson travelled in one of the compartments of 5883 during filming of [[Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington]] in 1987.<ref name=SVR149>SVR News 149</ref> <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Miss_Marple_Screenshot_12_5883.jpg | Mrs McGillicuddy (Mona Bruce, left) and Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) dismount from 5883.</gallery>
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.
==See also==
[[Carriages| List of carriages]]
