Changes

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.svrlive.com/blmar20 'Welsh Guardsman touches down', Branch Lines March 2020] (Retrieved 7 December 2020)</ref> The [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic]] meant the locomotive stayed at Bridgnorth with occasional steamings within station limits only for exam purposes until, on 7 December 2020, the SVR announced that the locomotive was on hire to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.<ref>[https://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=20 'Meet Our Locomotives', SVR Website] (Retrieved 7 December 2020)</ref>A further loan period followed in 2021/22 before the locomotive returned, advertised to make its SVR debut at the 2022 [[Spring Steam Gala]].