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{{Infobox carriage

|caption = LNER Kitchen Composite 7960

|construc = LNER Doncaster

|lot = 673

|cartype = [[:Category: Carriage Type RC|RC]]

|seats = 12 first, 18 third (as built)

|built = 1936

==7960 in preservation==

7960 arrived painted black and in run down condition on the SVR, from Perth in late 1980, having been purchased privately by Mr John Giles. The ownership later passed to Mr Phil James who spent the next 20 years painstakingly restoring it to original condition. Sadly he died before he was able to complete the lengthy restoration, and in January 2011 7960 was generously gifted by his widow Louise to the SVR Rolling Stock Trust (now [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | The SVR Charitable Trust]]. Final completion of the kitchen and pantry took place in 2015, and 7960 entered service in May 2015. Phil James and Paul Bennett created a very interesting website, hosted by the Great Western (SVR) association which may be found at [http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/7960/index.html 7960 pages]

On 5 April 2016 a contentious bronze sculpture by Hazel Reeves of Sir Nigel Gresley was unveiled during a ceremony at King’s Cross station in London.<ref>[https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/transport/nigel-gresley-statue-unveiled-at-king-s-cross-and-he-s-out-for-a-duck-1-7834007 Pantry, L., 'Nigel Gresley statue unveiled at King’s Cross - and he’s out for a duck', Yorkshire Post, 5 April 2016] (Retrieved 18 March 2018)</ref> 7960 was one of the stars of the show, on display on Platform 8.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/kitchen-composite-7960 'Starring Role for Kitchen Composite 7960', SVRLive webpage 23 April 2016]</ref>

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