leton ▁service ▁of ▁two ▁trains ▁per ▁week ▁continued ▁to ▁operate . ▁During ▁the ▁approximately ▁nin ete en ▁years ▁while ▁the ▁mines ▁were ▁closed , ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁apparently ▁run ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁by ▁one ▁man , ▁Jack ▁M ead ows , ▁the ▁station ▁master ▁at ▁O ' ok ie p . ▁He ▁would ▁also ▁travel ▁on ▁the ▁twice - week ly ▁trains ▁to ▁Port ▁N oll oth , ▁acting ▁as ▁conduct or ▁and ▁book keeper . ▁At ▁Port ▁N oll oth , ▁he ▁would ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁port ▁captain ▁and ▁super v ise ▁off loading ▁and ▁loading ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁O ' ok ie p ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁kept ▁in ▁good ▁repair ▁during ▁the ▁lean ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Cape ▁Co pper ▁Company ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁also ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁O ' ok ie p ▁Co pper ▁Company . ▁Whether ▁all ▁were ▁still ▁service able ▁is ▁doubt ful , ▁but ▁sevent een ▁engines ▁were ▁still ▁shown ▁as ▁in ▁stock ▁in ▁the ▁Railway ▁Year ▁Books , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 / 1 9 3 9 ▁edition . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 9 / 1 9 4 0 ▁edition , ▁however , ▁listed ▁only ▁three ▁steam ▁locomot ives , ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁known . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁The ▁numbers , ▁names , ▁works ▁numbers , ▁years ▁built , ▁date ▁of ▁arrival , ▁date ▁in ▁service , ▁number ▁of ▁bo iler ▁tub es , ▁he ating