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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 9 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.svrlive.com/blmar20 Branch Lines; March 2020, "''Welsh Guardsman touches down''"] (retrieved 7 December 2020)</ref> On 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 SVR Website 'Meet Our Locomotives] (retrieved 7 December 2020</ref>.
The locomotive is owned by '''Felinfoel Brewery'''<ref name=Gwili/>.
