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[[File: LNER_24506_20160829.jpg |thumb|300px|right| LNER Brake Third 24506, formerly Pigeon Van 70759 plus much replacement material from 70442]]
[[File:70759_Bewdley_Jun_4th_2005_sm.jpg|thumb|300px|right|BGP 70759's arrival at Bewdley from the South Devon Railway June 2005]]24506 was built in 1943 as Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van 70759 (Type BGP). Being equipped with fold down shelves, it was a very versatile carriage able to carry a wide variety of traffic including parcels, passenger luggage(occasionally accompanied by its owners!) and racing pigeons. There was a guard's area which in about 1945 was enclosed as a compartment in response to complaints that the guards were feeling the cold. After withdrawal by BR in 1972, it was purchased from York and used as a store by publishers David & Charles at their Newton Abbot premises. It later moved to the South Devon Railway where it was again used as a store.
As 70759, it was purchased by [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] in 2005, arriving at Bewdley Kidderminster SVR in March of that year. Initially it was used at Bewdley as a combined storeroom for parts waiting to be fitted to 2701 and the LNER/Bewdley Station Fund Funds joint shop. In 2010 it was gifted to the SVR Rolling Stock Trust (now the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]]) and restoration began to return the vehicle to service as a second LNER brake van (BTK) for the teak set.
Part of the restoration involved moving the body from its original heavily corroded underframe onto the newly refurbished underframe of another BGP, No 70442 (formerly LNER 4069). A time lapse video of the move which took place on 12 July 2011 is available on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjTLy7qBSf4 Underframe Swop]. The restoration of 24506 has seen the larger van portion converted to 4 passenger compartments with a corridor and toilet; the small van and guard's compartment have been restored to 1950s vintage condition, and the original pigeon racks have been refitted. Many parts from the body framing of 70442 were incorporated. A new roof was fitted in Bewdley C&W works as a joint volunteer/full time project. The work was paid for by the owners, the SVR Charitable Trust which raised £70.1k in donations, gift aid and grants through the generosity of its many enthusiastic supporters.
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File:70759_D%26C_black_%26_yellow.jpg | 70759 in loading dock for conversion to LNER Fund Shop
File:70442_Rothley_Works_Brian_Hallett.jpg | 70442 in Rothley C&W Works prior to dispatch to SVR
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On Thursday 30/7/15 24506 was shunted out of Bewdley C&W on Thursday 30/7/15 and was moved , moving to Kidderminster on Friday 7/8/15 for further varnishing, and then to stay in the carriage shed whilst awaiting its turn in the mechanical workshop and paintshop. It entered the paintshop on 14/12/15 for lining and lettering, further paint and varnish plus internal finishing. The seats have been upholstered in red & black cut moquette. Reproduction frames for the oval mirrors were made at Boston Lodge and their oval beveled mirrors by a firm in Kidderminster. The batteries were put in place and made to work, and LED lamp bulbs installed. On the mechanical side, the gangways, vacuum brake cylinders and dynamo/regulator set were refurbished and re-fitted, whilst the bogies were refurbished by volunteers and apprentices. It was outshopped from the paintshop, matching the rest of Set N in full prewar livery and carrying the number 24506 on Tuesday 9/2/16. On Thursday 17th March 2016 it entered the mechanical workshop for the completion of steam heating, re-bushing of brake linkage, a small amount of new platework, fitting of refurbished bogies, brake cylinders and gangways,and other mechanical work necessary before entry into SVR service.
On Wednesday 17th August 24506 was successfully test run between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth behind GWR/PTR No813. It was added to Set N on Friday 19th prior to its first run in SVR passenger service on Saturday 20th August 2016.
