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|othernos = Works Number RSH 7170/1944

|years1 = 20201947|events1 = Arrived on SVREntered NCB service|years2 = 1980|events2 = Preserved|years3 = 2013/14|events3 = Overhauled and rededicated|years4 = 2020|events4 = Arrived on SVR

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 The Welsh Industrial and tank of Bagnall No 2758. The locomotive Maritime Museum was given its war department number 71516 located in Butetown, Cardiff and named "Welsh Guardsman" closed in a special ceremony at Bronwydd Arms1998 with its exhibits redistributed.<ref name=Gwili/> The locomotive was last overhauled at Llangollen between 2011 and 2013,<ref>[httphttps://wwwen.uklocoswikipedia.comorg/final-results.asp?action=display&id=733 UK Locoswiki/Welsh_Industrial_and_Maritime_Museum Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum on Wikipedia] (retrieved 28 Retrieved 29 February 2020)</ref> after which it was rededicated at a ceremony at Bronwydd Arms on 9th June 2014.<ref name=Gwili/>

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.svr.co.uk/NewsItem.aspx?a=918 SVR Website] (retrieved 28 February 2020)</ref> The locomotive is owned by '''Felinfoel Brewery'''<ref name=Gwili/>.