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9055 later saw service as a departmental vehicle, being allocated coach code BTO (Brake Third Open) by BR and carrying departmental number DW 150127. It was used as a mobile MPD office at Shrewsbury and Newport, from where it was purchased by [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. | The Great Western (SVR) Association]] in 1972.
After a lengthy restoration it enters entered service on the SVR as a party vehicle with one saloon and an open wheelchair area. Following withdrawal in 1996 it underwent an overhaul which included a repaint into chocolate and cream livery and the re-instatement of the second saloon and side compartment.
{{As of July |2015|12}}, 9055 is in service, normally appearing in the Toplights set. It is finished in GWR 1922-27 livery featuring the ‘garter crest’ logo.
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File:GWR_Garter_Crest.jpg | The GWR Garter Crest
