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|caption = 9615 in store November 2016
|construc = GWR Swindon
|status = OverhaulStored, undergoing overhaul
|carno = 9615
|othernos = DW150336
|years1 = 1973
|events1 = Preserved on SVR
|years2 = 2017-|events2 = Overhaul
|years3 =
|events3 =
9615 was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]], arriving 6 January 1973 from Cardiff Canton diesel depot where it had been serving as an office. After a two year restoration, it was used from the mid-1970s as part of the SVR's [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR Carriages used on the main line | GWR main line set]] as well as on the SVR itself. Further body work attention was carried out in 1980.<ref name = "SVR9" />
9615 was moved into [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed ]] in early 2016 for assessment for its overhaul. In October 2017 it entered [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department|Bewdley paint shop ]] for major repairs to begin, having patiently waited for overhaul for 12 years.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3461&start=45 SVROnline forum]</ref> 9615 is undergoing a back-to-the floor restoration which will take several years to complete. Reports and pictures of the overhaul can be found on the [https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4004 SVR Forum GWR 9615 thread]. The [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd| Charitable Trust]] have funded the work.<ref>[https://svrtrust.org.uk/downloads/Platform%202018%20web%20version-1.pdf 'Platform' magazine, 2018 Issue 4, p.6]</ref>In January 2022 the decision was taken to pause work as the kitchen design has not been decided, the bogies require overhaul and there are higher priority jobs. It returned to store in Kidderminster Carriage Shed<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljan22 Branch Lines January 2022] (Retrieved 13 January 2022)</ref>.
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