▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁Wing ate ▁Road . ▁ ▁When ▁this ▁was ▁worked ▁out , ▁a ▁new ▁site ▁was ▁taken ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁Wing ate ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁which , ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁Private ▁use ▁▁ ▁Local ▁railway ▁enthus iast ▁and ▁pres ervation ist ▁John ▁Mur phy ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Rail ways ▁Department ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁request ing ▁a ▁le ase ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁plot ▁of ▁railway ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁intended ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁storage ▁shed ▁to ▁house ▁a ▁Standard ▁class ▁rail car ▁he ▁has ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁rail car ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Glen bro ok ▁V int age ▁Railway ▁but ▁a ▁policy ▁change ▁resulted ▁in ▁Mur phy ▁being ▁requested ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁rail car . ▁ ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁and ▁suggested ▁three ▁sites ▁in ▁his ▁le ase ▁application ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁suitable : ▁the ▁former ▁ball ast ▁pit ▁at ▁Fe ather ston ▁station , ▁at ▁Wood side ▁station ▁( s outh ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁yard , ▁formerly ▁in ▁use ▁for ▁the ▁stock y ards ), ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Op aki ▁station ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁for ▁the ▁storage ▁of ▁R M ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁a ▁D - class ▁steam ▁locomot ive