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==Preservation==
6913 and 6912 arrived on the SVR on 5 December 1974 from Radyr, having been acquired by the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]]<ref>SVR News 35</ref>.
In 1976 the SVR prepared a [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line in preservation|rake of carriages for use on the main line]]. Both 6913's axle bogies were transferred to other carriages, with 6913 temporarily receiving defective axles including one from [[GWR 2926 Siphon G Bogie Milk Van|Siphon G 2926]].<ref>SVR News 42, 50</ref> Later that year 6913 received attention as a stop-gap project between work on the main line set, including attention to the roof and gutters, replacement of rotten body panels and removal of gangway connections for recanvassing.<ref>SVR News 43</ref>
6913 received a 'brief repaint' at Bewdley in April 2002.<ref>SVR News 142</ref> In late summer 2009 it underwent a number of repairs at Kidderminster, including to the drawgear, the steam heating system, the vacuum pipework to the Guard's compartment and the brake cylinders. 6913 borrowed a spare set of GWR bogies to take part in the [[Autumn Steam Gala]] while its own bogies were being reconditioned.<ref>SVR News 168</ref>
==Sister coach 6912==
