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[[File:{{Infobox carriage|image = GWR Hxx restaurant 9653 at Kidderminster.jpg|thumbcaption = GWR 9653 Restaurant Third|300pxconstruc = GWR Swindon|rightstatus = In service|GWR carno = 9653 Restaurant Third|othernos = DW150032|designed = Collett|diagram = H32 / H52|lot = 1359|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RTO|RTO]]|length = 58ft 0¼in|weight = 31t 12cwt (as rebuilt)|built = 1932 (rebuilt 1937)|seats = 56 third|years1 = 1980|events1 = Preserved (NRM)|years2 = 1981|events2 = Loan to SVR|years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}GWR 9653 is a Collett bow-ended Restaurant Third Open (RTO) carriage. It was built in October 1925 as lot number 1359 to Diagram H32, and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32. The articulated sets were an attempt to reduce train weights by means of two carriages sharing a single bogie. However the relative lack of flexibility of this arrangement, and the introduction of more powerful locomotives, led to the sets being rebuilt as three single units in 1937. 9653 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150032 in the second WR Control Train. It was preserved in 1980 and is part of the NRM’s National Collection. It first arrived on the SVR from York in 1981 along with sister coach [[GWR 9654 Restaurant Third | 9654]]. As of July 2015 it remains on loan to the SVR, and is regularly used as part of the Severn Valley Limited dining set. It is finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel.

==SourcesGWR 9653 in service==Railway Heritage Register Carriage SurveyIt was built in October 1925 as lot number 1359 to Diagram H32,<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Harris (1966)]] p. 150.</ref> and initially formed one end of three-car articulated (“Tri-art”) dining set H32. The articulated sets were an attempt to reduce train weights by means of two carriages sharing a single bogie. However the relative lack of flexibility of this arrangement, and the introduction of more powerful locomotives, led to the sets being rebuilt to Diagram H52<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2018)]] p.110.</ref> as three single units in 1937. 9653 later saw Departmental use as No DW 150032 in the second WR Control Train.<brref name=stockbook>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition<br/ref>  ==GWR 9653 in preservation==It was preserved in 1980 and is part of the [[National Railway Museum]]’s National Collection. It first arrived on the SVR from York in 1981 along with sister coach [[GWR 9654 Restaurant Third | 9654]].<ref name=stockbook/> It remains on loan to the SVR,<ref>NRM 'Our Collection' entry for GWR 9653</ref> and was regularly used as part of the [[Severn Valley Limited]] dining set, finished in GWR 1934-42 livery featuring the ‘shirt-button’ roundel. In 2017 it was retired from service with poor wiring, thought to date from 1923, and underwent repairs.<ref>SVR News 200</ref> 2019 saw a bogie overhaul and curing leaks on the roof vents<ref>SVR News 206, 208</ref>. ==See also==*[[Carriages| List of carriages]] ==References==<references />

*[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=262 9653 on vintagecarriagestrustRailway Heritage Register On-Line]*[http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/locomotivesandrollingstock/CollectionItem?objid=1982-7000&cat=carriages&comp=All&ipp=96 NRM 'Our Collection' entry for GWR 9653]<br>