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'''The LNER Carriage Group ''' is part of the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. The group has volunteers in common with [[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]]; it was formed in 2010 at the time the Coach Fund transferred ownership of three carriages to the Charitable Trust. It maintains and restores LNER carriages owned by the Trust.<ref>[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=Carriage%20Restoration SVR Charitable Trust]</ref>
==Carriage Group projects==
The Group restored [[LNER 24506 Brake Third]] at [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]]. This carriage is the body of [[LNER 70759 Gangwayed Full Brake/Pigeon Van]] on a replacement underframe from another BG(P) [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR#Carriages_scrapped_while_at_the_SVR|No 70442]]. Four passenger compartments with side corridor and toilet have been added at one end, whilst the other end consisting of Guard's compartment and luggage van remain in original condition. It was financed mainly by private sponsorship supplemented by revenue from a volunteer run shop and by a grant from [[Severn Valley Railway Company Limited]]. [[LNER 24506 Brake Third | 24506]] entered SVR traffic on 20 August 2016.
It also restored [[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]. This vehicle was in 2016 donated to the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd | SVR Charitable Trust]]. The Group commenced its restoration in December 2015 from a very run-down condition with work completed in June 2018.
{{As of|20192021}} the Group's main project at [[Bewdley Carriage & Wagon Department]] is restoration and conversion of [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car]] (formerly GWR 5043 Full Third). This vehicle was in 2017 transferred to SVR(H). The Group commenced its restoration in 2017 with completion expected in 2023.
==LinksWebsite and newsletters==[http://www.svrtrust.org.uk// The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund and the LNER Carriage Group]publish regular joint newsletters and maintain a joint website where these may be seen (see links below).
==See also==
*[[List of preservation groups]]*[[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]] ==References==<brreferences/> ==Links==*[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=The%20LNER%20Carriage%20Group%20(LNERCG) The LNER Carriage Group] (SVR Charitable Trust)*[The http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/index.html LNER (SVR) Coach Fund& LNER Carriage Group joint website home page]*[http://www.lnersvrcoachfund.org.uk/news_letters.html Newsletters]
