In 1949 she transferred to Stourbridge Junction were she stayed until 1961 when she moved to Stafford Road in Wolverhampton. Two years later she moved to Horton Road in Gloucester from where she was withdrawn a few months later, and sold to Woodham’s Scrapyard. In 1985 she was purchased by the Great Western Locomotive Group and moved to the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. However th
e GWSLG broke up and the 5199 Project Group was formed to concentrate solely on the restoration of 5199. In 1988 she moved to Llangollen for work to continue but she was then again moved to Long Marston in 1990 as it was closer to members of the group. Progress was at first slow, and it took until 1995 for the frames to be re-wheeled. In 1996 though she was moved back to Llangollen, and her frames were displayed at Carrog during the line’s Great Western Festival that year. Complications arose from the decision to send the tanks away for repair offsite, as they didn't fit upon their return. Much juggling was required before the side tanks, bunker, and cab roof were all refitted in 1998. Restoration continued as fund raising via a shop at Carrog permitted. The shop was run mainly by the Project’s Chairman Terry McGuinness, and eventually enough was raised to complete the restoration, culminating in the loco's first move under its own power for 40 years in February 2003.
