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|caption = 6045 Shewing new body panels on refurbished framework.
|construc = GWR Swindon
|status = Restoration in progressIn service
|carno = 6045
|othernos = DW150293
|years3 = 2014
|events3 = Restoration commenced
|years4 = 2020|events4 = Restoration completed
|years5 =
|events5 =
==6045 in preservation==
It arrived on the SVR on 6 January 1973 from Bristol, having been bought by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | Great Western (SVR) Association]]. Since then it has had been stored in various locations on the SVR, but moved to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] in 2014 for restoration to begin. Work began in earnest in 2015; progress on the restoration is was shown on the Great Western (SVR) Association website. In October 2018 the coach moved to [[Carriage Repair Works|Carriage Repair Works at Kidderminster]], 6045 still requires bogie overhaul, external painting and new batteries.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=56853#56853 SVR Forum 24 September 2018]].</ref>
In January 2020 the GW(SVR)A announced plans for a launch train on Sunday 31 May 2020 to celebrate the entry of 6045 into service<ref>GW(SVR)A Newsletter, Winter 2020 edition</ref>. The restoration was completed in April 2020, although plans for the launch train were put on hold by the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]]<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/news.html GW(SVR)A News page, April 2020]</ref>.
==See also==
*[[Carriages| List of carriages]]<br>[[Rolling stock currently under restoration]]
==References==
