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Based ==History==The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund was formed in summer 1976, initially to purchase LNER Brake Third Open 23834 (later 16600), then in use at BewdleyGateshead as a work study coach numbered DE 320942.<ref>SVR News 44</ref> This duly arrived on the SVR, this group's current project is the conversion but unfortunately proved to be in worse condition than thought, resulting in a period of storage at Highley followed by eventual scrapping for parts recovery.<ref>Article in SVR News 56, “LNER(SVR) Coach Fund Notes”</ref> Parts recovered from 16600 are incorporated in most restored LNER carriages on SVR, but unfortunately no photographs of a Pigeon Van into a 4 compartment Brakeit have come to light.== See Also ==
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In late 1978 the Fund’s next acquisition was [[LNER 24068 Composite Corridor Brake | LNER Composite Corridor Brake 24068]], already at the SVR under private ownership. Further purchases of LNER rolling stock followed, including [[LNER 43600 Open Third | Open Third 43600]] and [[LNER 70759 Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van| BTK (Corridor Brake 3rd) 70759]]. In 2010 ownership of these three carriages was transferred to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]; at the same time the [[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] was formed as a department within the Trust, having common volunteers with the Fund<ref>Coach Fund web site</ref>. For a time the Fund owned Gresley Composite Corridor Brake [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|GNR 229 ]](later LNER 4229 and BR mess van TDE 320700) which arrived at Bewdley in 1977 having been acquired by [[The 4150 Fund]] as a mess van.<ref>SVR Stock Book 7th Edition</ref> It was later used by the LNER (SVR) Coach Fund as a workshop and was considered a candidate for future restoration for service. However in 1994 the Fund announced that 229 was to be sold, partly to fund the purchase of [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor|GNR 2701]] and partly to free up space.<ref>SVR News 112</ref> It left for Llangollen in 1995,<ref>SVR News 118</ref> where its restoration in 2018 featured in Channel 4's TV Series 'Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow'.<ref>[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=853 Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey]</ref> In early 2016, the Fund transferred ownership of [[LNER 24105 Open Third | Wheelchair Open Third (WTO) 24105]] and [[GNR 2701 Composite Corridor | GNR Composite (CK) 2701]] to the SVR Charitable Trust.<ref>[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/news_letters/Newsletter_51-2016.pdf LNER (SVR) Coach Fund Newsletter 51]</ref> The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund continues to support the restoration and upkeep of all LNER carriages on the SVR. ==Fund raising and newsletters==In autumn 1990 the “Wash & Brush Up LNER Style” [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA Wolverhampton Branch raffle]] raised money the Fund, which was later used in the restoration and conversion of [[LNER 24105 Open Third]].<ref>SVR News 97, 101</ref> The Fund historically sought donations or sponsoring parts for particular projects, although these are now solicited through the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]] by the [[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] for tax-efficient giving. The Fund frequently issues newsletters, now jointly with the Carriage Group. These are available online on the LNER (SVR) Coach Fund website. == See also ==*[[List of preservation groups]]*[[The LNER Carriage Group | LNER Carriage Group]] ==References==<references />
== Links ==
[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk// The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund website]
[http[Category://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk// The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund websitefundraising lotteries]]
