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From the time of their arrival it was always intended that all the LMS carriages would eventually be restored to full LMS livery.<ref name=SB2/> 27220 had been restored in that manner by 1971, but in 1972 the decision was made for 27270 to receive only a "quick repaint" in "standard maroon".<ref>SVR News 25</ref>
27270 remained under the same ownership through 1974.<ref>SVR Stock Book Fifth Edition</ref> By late 1976 a number of the LMS coaches were in poor condition, including 27270 which needed completely re-panelling and re-upholstering. Around that time a [[Manpower Services Commission ]] ("M.S.C.") job creation programme was being negotiated to renovate up to six coaches for the SVR, with 27270 being one of those selected.<ref>SVR News 41</ref> After some delays while funding issues were sorted and other vehicles received attention, the M.S.C. team finally began the major overhaul of 27270 at the end of 1977, by which time the carriage had become [[SVR(H)|SVR company]] property. Extra timber had to be put into the framing as the original had become so full of screw holes that it was no longer possible to fix panels onto it, and a section of rotten timber had to be replaced. The carriage was completely re-panelled using galvanised sheeting rather than the rust-prone mild steel sheeting as originally built; an interesting 'feature' in the final result being that one side had welded joints and was therefore smooth-sided while the other side had the joints beaded over with half-moon beading due to the M.S.C. team having lost the services of their welder! The interior was also completely re-upholstered and the exterior repainted, after which 27270 re-entered traffic at Easter 1979.<ref>SVR News 48-52,118</ref><ref>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition</ref>
The carriage ran for several years with no problems, but was withdrawn at the end of 1985 and stored at Eardington due to leaking gutters and windows. It was also found that incorrect primer had been used during the M.S.C. overhaul, resulting in the paint "falling off in newspaper sized sheets". 27270 moved to the dock siding at Bridgnorth in autumn 1986 to be made watertight and was then repainted in Bridgnorth paint shop, on this occasion in LMS pre-War livery including round top 3s on the doors. It re-entered service on Easter Sunday 1987.<ref>SVR News 81-84.</ref>
