▁owned ▁by ▁another ▁railway ▁enthus iast ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ass orted ▁parts ▁and ▁equipment , ▁and ▁for ▁rest oration ▁and ▁maintenance ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁public ▁access ▁or ▁commercial ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁Department ’ s ▁Le ase ▁Committee ▁met ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁decided ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁Fe ather ston ▁and ▁Wood side ▁sites ▁were ▁not ▁suitable . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁recommend ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁Op aki , ▁subject ▁to ▁some ▁rid ers ▁on ▁the ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁le ase ▁application , ▁which ▁was ▁approved ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁ad vised ▁of ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁inspect ing ▁and ▁transport ing ▁the ▁rail car ▁to ▁the ▁W air ar apa , ▁Mur phy ▁addition ally ▁requested ▁the ▁temporary ▁use ▁of ▁facilities ▁at ▁Master ton ▁for ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁R M ▁ 3 1 ▁while ▁the ▁site ▁at ▁Op aki ▁was ▁being ▁prepared , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁granted ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁Following ▁ob jections ▁raised ▁by ▁two ▁neighb ours ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Op aki ▁station ▁site , ▁Mur phy ▁agreed ▁to ▁instead ▁le ase ▁an ▁alternative ▁site ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁occasionally ▁used ▁for ▁gra zing ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁station ▁yard ▁between ▁Wing ate ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁SH 2 ▁over bridge ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁approved ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Mur phy ▁sought ▁assistance ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁with