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|othernos = DW150326 (or DW150033)
|designed = Collett
|diagram = H32/ H52
|lot = 1359
|cartype = [[:Category:Carriage Type RTO|RTO]]
|length = 58ft 0¼in
|weight = 31t 12cwt(as rebuilt)|built = 1925(rebuilt 1937)
|seats = 56 third
|years1 = 1980
==Preservation==
When the train was disbanded, the coaches were put up for tender. The [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.]] bid for both 9653 and 9654, but were thwarted by the [[National Railway Museum | NRM ]] who claimed both for the National Collection.<ref name=SVR157/> However the Association successfully negotiated with the NRM for the pair to come to the SVR on loan; both arrived on the SVR from York on 18 August 1981. After arrival both coaches were restored and saw regular use on dining trains.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> The coach was also used in Carlton's made-for-TV movie '[[Goodnight Mister Tom]]' in 1998 along with two other Great Western coaches.
An agreement was reached in spring 2007 whereby 9654 was gifted to [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]].<ref name=SVR157/> A stop-start overhaul commenced in 2010 due to economic considerations.<ref>SVR News 200</ref> By 2015, 9654 was stored awaiting recommenced overhaul, having received a coating of blue protective paint (pictured below). In 2017 it was at [[Bewdley]] for work including repainting and the fitment of the correct pattern of luggage racks, with outstanding works including lavatories and seating. It was completed in July 2018.<ref>SVR News 203</ref>
