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{{Infobox steam loco
|image = WD_71516_20151010.jpg
|caption = WD 71516 (Gwili Railway, 2015)
|construc = Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
|wheels = 0-6-0ST
|status = Serviceable, temporarily resident
|locono = WD 71516
|othernos = Works Number 7170
|designed = Hunslet Engine Company
|locotype = '''WD Austerity'''
|built = 1944
|years1 = 2020
|events1 = Arrived on SVR
|years2 =
|events2 =
|years3 =
|events3 =
|length = 30ft 4"
|weight = 48t 5cwt
|power = 23.870 lb
|pressure = 170 lb/sq in
}}
'''WD 71516 "Welsh Guardsman"''' arrived on the SVR in February 2020 as a temporary resident.
The War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST was the standard World War II shunting engine, designed by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds and built between 1942 and 1946 to the requirements of the Ministry of Supply. A number of these engines were also built by sub-contractors including WD 71516. After the war construction continued for use in industry; a further small batch was also built for the War Department in the 1950s including former SVR resident [[WD 193 Shropshire]].
==WD 71516 in service==
WD 71516 was built for the War Department by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns in 1944 as Works Number 7170. After wartime service ended, the locomotive was bought by the National Coal Board in 1947, initially to work in Northumberland and subsequently at Cynheidre Colliery near Llanelli. From 1976 until 1980 the locomotive was retained at Pontarddulais as a source of spares, before being saved by the Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum<ref name=Gwili>[https://gwili-railway.co.uk/enthusiasts/steam-locomotives/ Gwili Railway] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref>.
==WD 71516 in preservation==
On arrival at Bronwydd Arms on the Gwili Railway, WD 71516 was rebuilt using parts from other locomotives including the boiler from Hunslet No. 3822 and the cab and tank of Bagnall No 2758. The locomotive was given its war department number 71516 and named "Welsh Guardsman" in a special ceremony at Bronwydd Arms.<ref name=Gwili/> The locomotive was last overhauled at Llangollen between 2011 and 2013,<ref>[http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&id=733 UK Locos] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref> after which it was rededicated at a ceremony at Bronwydd Arms on 9th June 2014.<ref name=Gwili/>
On 27 February 2020 WD 71516 arrived by road at Bridgnorth. The SVR announced that it had ''...agreed to host Welsh Guardsman while the owner decides on the operating opportunities for the loco during the 2020 season. [[Bridgnorth Loco Works|Bridgnorth Locomotive Works]] will undertake some examination and maintenance work and we will potentially have the chance to use the locomotive''<ref>[https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=918 SVR Website] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref>.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunslet_Austerity_0-6-0ST Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST on Wikipedia]
|image = WD_71516_20151010.jpg
|caption = WD 71516 (Gwili Railway, 2015)
|construc = Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
|wheels = 0-6-0ST
|status = Serviceable, temporarily resident
|locono = WD 71516
|othernos = Works Number 7170
|designed = Hunslet Engine Company
|locotype = '''WD Austerity'''
|built = 1944
|years1 = 2020
|events1 = Arrived on SVR
|years2 =
|events2 =
|years3 =
|events3 =
|length = 30ft 4"
|weight = 48t 5cwt
|power = 23.870 lb
|pressure = 170 lb/sq in
}}
'''WD 71516 "Welsh Guardsman"''' arrived on the SVR in February 2020 as a temporary resident.
The War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST was the standard World War II shunting engine, designed by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds and built between 1942 and 1946 to the requirements of the Ministry of Supply. A number of these engines were also built by sub-contractors including WD 71516. After the war construction continued for use in industry; a further small batch was also built for the War Department in the 1950s including former SVR resident [[WD 193 Shropshire]].
==WD 71516 in service==
WD 71516 was built for the War Department by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns in 1944 as Works Number 7170. After wartime service ended, the locomotive was bought by the National Coal Board in 1947, initially to work in Northumberland and subsequently at Cynheidre Colliery near Llanelli. From 1976 until 1980 the locomotive was retained at Pontarddulais as a source of spares, before being saved by the Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum<ref name=Gwili>[https://gwili-railway.co.uk/enthusiasts/steam-locomotives/ Gwili Railway] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref>.
==WD 71516 in preservation==
On arrival at Bronwydd Arms on the Gwili Railway, WD 71516 was rebuilt using parts from other locomotives including the boiler from Hunslet No. 3822 and the cab and tank of Bagnall No 2758. The locomotive was given its war department number 71516 and named "Welsh Guardsman" in a special ceremony at Bronwydd Arms.<ref name=Gwili/> The locomotive was last overhauled at Llangollen between 2011 and 2013,<ref>[http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&id=733 UK Locos] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref> after which it was rededicated at a ceremony at Bronwydd Arms on 9th June 2014.<ref name=Gwili/>
On 27 February 2020 WD 71516 arrived by road at Bridgnorth. The SVR announced that it had ''...agreed to host Welsh Guardsman while the owner decides on the operating opportunities for the loco during the 2020 season. [[Bridgnorth Loco Works|Bridgnorth Locomotive Works]] will undertake some examination and maintenance work and we will potentially have the chance to use the locomotive''<ref>[https://www.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=918 SVR Website] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref>.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]
==References==
<references/>
==Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunslet_Austerity_0-6-0ST Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST on Wikipedia]
