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The Fund acquired a Gresley teak coach, [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|GNR BCK 229 ]](later LNER 4229 and BR mess van TDE 320700) which arrived at Bewdley in 1977 and was used as a mess van.<ref>SVR Stock Book 7th Edition</ref> Ownership was later transferred to the [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund|LNER Coach Fund]].<ref>SVR Stock Book 8th Edition</ref>
By the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed. In 2007 November 2006 an EGM was held and a new committee was formed to restart and complete the restoration, which continues. 80 of the original Shareholders were traced, twelve of whom increased the number of shares they held, and a new issue brought in a further 68 Shareholders. A recommendation to amend the constitution to 'one member, one vote' was however rejected as, although an overall majority were in favour, it failed to reach the required majority of two-thirds. By 2008 a referendum had been held with a unanimous result in favour of adopting a new Constitution, which came into effect on 1 January 2009. The 2008 AGM was informed that a few Fund spares had been recovered by the Trustees, but some were unaccounted for.
===Fundarising===
The Fund organised [[Peep Behind the Scenes]], an annual fundraising event, between 2010 and 2016.
From 2016 the Fund has run ran an Evening Social Special, a special train which includes [[Carriages#Set_Toplights|Great Western toplight coaches]] and provides suitable liquid refreshments. It departs from [[Kidderminster]] for a full return trip.<ref>4150 Fund 2018 Newsletter</ref>
== See also ==
