▁the ▁work ▁required ▁on ▁R M ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁met ▁with ▁Don ▁Sel by ▁of ▁the ▁P ah iat ua ▁Rail car ▁Society ▁to ▁discuss ▁options . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁Society ▁le ase ▁the ▁rail car ▁so ▁work ▁could ▁continue ▁on ▁it , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Society ▁agreed ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁R M ▁ 3 1 ▁initially ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁Op aki ▁site , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁temporary ▁storage ▁at ▁Master ton ▁while ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁appropriate ▁facilities ▁at ▁the ▁Society ’ s ▁base ▁at ▁the ▁P ah iat ua ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Once ▁this ▁was ▁completed ▁the ▁rail car ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁new ▁home ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁ever ▁a ▁station ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁rail car ▁storage ▁shed ▁constructed ▁for ▁R M ▁ 3 1 ▁remains ▁in ▁situ . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁seven ▁years ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁Line ▁was ▁effectively ▁moth b alled , ▁with ▁no ▁trains ▁scheduled ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁Op aki . ▁Cong estion ▁on ▁the ▁Well ington ▁– ▁Pal mer ston ▁North ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁N IM T ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁res ched uling ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington