From this thread it seems to be one of the few "grounded" coaches that isn't either a Mk1 or some sort of Pullman.
Depends what you mean by 'grounded' (I've not seen this vehicle). If you mean underframe removed, this is only really practical with Mk1 and older where the body and the underframe are separate - Mk2 onwards are monocoque construction where it's basically a large square-section steel tube with the equipment mountings and bogie pivots welded to the bottom.
If you means still on wheels but static, there are a few - there's a Mk3a RFM used as holiday accommodation at Hawsker station on the former Whitby-Scarborough line. Also another one of those in use as a static buffet at Midsomer Norton station (pres site). 3M also has one at their Bracknell site, used as a demonstrator for the vinyls which they produce. There' a place at Skipwith, near York, whcih has three Mk2 aircons used as holiday accommodation.
Newer still, there are several bits of 390 033 still around - two at the Avanti (formerly Virgin) training site in Crewe, two at the fire service training place near Moreton in Marsh and one at a university (Cranfield?).
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