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2300 was acquired by Bass Charrington in Plymouth where, after being internally stripped, it was used for the next 11 years as a store room by the barrel-making department. In mid-1977 it was identified as a candidate for acquisition by the SVR. At the time it appeared virtually complete externally with the bodywork in good condition, although a decision had yet to be taken on whether the carriage would ultimately be restored or stripped for parts for use in the SVR's other LMS carriages.<ref>SVR News 35</ref>
2300 arrived on the SVR on 9 February 1978 as an empty shell having been donated by Bass Charrington; its owner on the SVR was subsequently recorded as a member of the [[L.M.S. & B.R. Coach Department Sales Coach | LMS & BR Coach Fund]].<ref>SVR Stock Book Eighth Edition</ref> By late 1978 restoration at Bridgnorth was due to begin in earnest using the internal panelling from BRCW-built [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR #Carriages scrapped while at the SVR| LMS Corridor Third 13045]] whose bodywork was badly corroded and was later cut up.<ref>SVR News 50</ref>
By June 1980 the partitions from 13045 had been installed and the windows re-bedded along one side, while work on stripping and priming the roof had begun. Work then stopped for three months while 13045 received attention. After resuming, the carriage was rewired with the work funded by the LMS Coach Fund.<ref>SVR News 59</ref> By summer 1983 the carriage was mounted on a new set of bogies, with 2300's bogies destined for [[LMS 27218 Third Open|27218]] after refurbishment.<ref>SVR News 68</ref>
