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While still in service, 476401 was later fitted with a small 'Python' pedestal crane<ref>SVR News 98</ref> to assist Carriage and Wagon repair teams carrying out wagon wheel changes ‘in the field’. This crane can still be seen on the wagon today.
The wagon was moved to the SVR arriving 20 December 1990 from the fledgling Southall Railway Preservation Centre in 1990 by owner J.J. Smith, along with several other wagons including [[BR 955243 Goods Brake Van | Brake Van 955243]].<ref name=SB9/> In 1991 it was used to transport the axle and wheels of [[WD 55577 Brake Van (fictitious number)|55577]] to Bridgnorth for tyre turning after the wheel profiles were damaged during the Autumn Steam Gala.<ref>SVR News 102</ref> It received an overhaul in 1992 involving complete replacement of the body planks and renewal of the concrete fill around the base of the crane. It was subsequently used on several other occasions for the movement of wheels.<ref>SVR News 107</ref>
{{As of|2018}} the wagon and crane have spent some years stored at the [[Stourport Triangle]] awaiting overhaul.
