GWR diesel railcar No 20 at Kent and East Sussex Rly, How is it progressing ?

There is a GWR diesel railcar No 20 at the KESR that is being restored, not seen it but travelled a few times in the similar one at Didcot. How is it progressing and when will it be finished ?

Here is a recent picture I found on the net of it

 

It looks like it is nearly finished there that will be good to see. I bet there are lots of railways that would want to buy it as the Kent railway is nowhere near where they used to run. I expect Bodmin south Devon, plym valley, Helston, cholsey and walking word would all like it for a go. So many places it would look amazing on. I really like this rail car

 

Why would the K&ESR want to sell? It’s spent more time in Kent than anywhere else in its life!

 

Unlikely ever to come on the market imho. It formed the first ever paying passenger train on the K&ESR in the modern preservation period in 1974, having arrived 8 years earlier. The restoration is well progressed but currently on hold due to the pandemic, like so many other projects nationwide I imagine.

 

Cheers for that Paul, can I be the first to start the livery debate and say what a lovely shade of green that under coat is?

 

Network South East livery would work well [runs away and hides]

 

What version?

 

By that logic, will there be a Pannier tank, a 2-8-0 tank and two 0-6-2 tanks for sale as well?

Restoration seems to be progressing well. Looking forward to a ride on this one day.