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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.  Historically it maintained and restored LNER carriages owned by the Trust:<ref>[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=Carriage%20Restoration SVR Charitable Trust]</ref> more recently it has engaged in projects for other rolling stock.

==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.  

The Group raised the finance for the upgrading of the interior of [[LNER 43600 Open Third]] in conjunction with a scheduled overhaul carried out in 2015/16 by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC]]. £13k was raised by private sponsorship to improve the seating, tables and wall lamps, plus new mirrors, luggage racks and coathooks. Replica LNER pattern moquette was also provided by the Trust to cover the seats. The Group also provided physical assistance by preparing the roof for re-canvassing. [[LNER 52255 Open Third]] was similarly improved in 2016. Subsequently, the Group has assisted with the scheduled overhauls of [[LNER 24068 Composite Corridor Brake]], [[LNER 24105 Open Third]] and [[LNER 43612 Open Third]].

It also restored [[GWR 17410 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]. This vehicle was in 2016 donated to the Charitable Trust. The Group commenced its restoration in December 2015 from a very run-down condition with work completed in June 2018.

In 2017 the Group commenced the restoration and conversion of SVRH's [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car]] (formerly GWR 5043 Full Third) in [[Bewdley Down Yard]], funded via the Charitable Trust. 

Unfortunately [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic | COVID-19)]] lockdowns resulted in the retirement of some key Group volunteers, which slowed progress with its work.<ref>SVR News 225, Spring 2024, p. 58</ref> 

In June 2024 the group commenced repairs of [[GWR 112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Van]].

==Website and newsletters==
The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund and the LNER Carriage Group publish joint newsletters. They maintain a joint website (see links below), but this is no longer regularly updated.

==See also==
*[[List of preservation groups]]
*[[The LNER (SVR) Coach Fund]]

==References==
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==Links==
*[https://www.svrtrust.org.uk/index.php?page=The%20LNER%20Carriage%20Group%20(LNERCG) The LNER Carriage Group] (SVR Charitable Trust)
*[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]