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Restoration progress, from annual report
95353 was previously preserved at the Rutland Railway Museum (now known as 'Rocks by Rail'). In February 2014 it was acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]] as part of a three-way exchange by which the RRM acquired the [[The 2857 Society]]’s [[Wagons formerly resident on the SVR | LMS Ore Hopper 691804]], and the 2857 Society received an appropriate financial benefit.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3086&highlight=95353 SVR Forum thread]</ref>
{{As of|2023}} renovation at [[Kidderminster]] was virtually complete.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5181186/accounts-and-annual-returns The GWR 813 Preservation Fund annual return to 31 December 2022] (Retrieved 13 April 2024)</ref>
The photograph by Gareth Price shows 95353 in the Coal Yard compound at Kidderminster shortly after arrival.
