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Railcar 22

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==Railcar 22 in preservation==
Following withdrawal, 22 was stored at Swindon until being bought by the Midland Group of the Great Western Society in 1967. The Railcar arrived on loan to the SVR on 13th May 1967.<ref> A G Cleaver, "The Early Days Of The 'Severn Valley'", ''SVR News'' 190 (2015) p24.</ref> Restoration took place at both Bridgnorth and Bewdley until 1968. Railcar 22 was used during the opening weekend of service in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1970 | May 1970]] and from June 1970 until August 1971 was used on the Saturday shoppers’ service to Hampton Loade.
Railcar 22 was also used on the inaugural services to [[Highley]] and [[Bewdley]] in [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1974 | 1974]] before returning to Didcot in 1978.<ref name = "Didcot" /> It made a return appearance at the [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas#1990 | May 1990 Diesel Gala]].
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