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LMS 149 Buffet Car

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Preservation: 2020 repaint
In 1981 9355 moved to Bridgnorth, where what began as a simple repaint “turned into the usual nightmare of rotten panels and even more rotten timber, all of which had to be replaced, emphasizing the need again for covered accommodation.”<ref>SVR News 59</ref> After a further short period of service further major work was again required. During 1986 all the old panels were removed to reveal “the usual rot and decay”. The bottom edges of the roof were cut back and new sections welded in. The affected parts were renewed and the opportunity taken to add two extra doors and move three windows to make 9355 look much more like 131, the vehicle it was modelled on.<ref>SVR News 83</ref> Following the conversion to this design of a 1930s LMS Buffet Car with 27 seats, 9355 was given the fictitious number 149 as a continuation of the original 1932 145 - 148 Bar Car series.<ref>SVR News 85</ref>
In April 1996 it was repainted in GWR livery for use in the SVR Dining Car set.<ref>SVR News 119</ref> It remained in this condition, numbered 9355, for ten years. In 2006 it was again repainted in LMS livery as 149<ref>SVR News 156</ref> and now is regularly used in [[Carriages#Set_L|the LMS Maroon set (Set L)]]. With the exception of the half-bay near the vestibule, it is fitted with the same style of table lamps as fitted to [[LMS 7511 Restaurant First Open]].It was again repainted, in [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]], in 2020.<ref>SVR News 201</ref>
149 is owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>.
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