▁indic ations ▁of ▁any ▁dump ings ▁taking ▁place . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁sc rap - met al ▁hun ters ▁have ▁found ▁the ▁d umps ite ▁previously ▁as ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁locomot ives ▁have ▁been ▁partially ▁gas - cut ▁to ▁allow ▁access ▁to ▁their ▁co pper ▁inner ▁fire box es ▁and ▁bronze ▁bear ings . ▁This ▁has ▁often ▁dict ated ▁what ▁engines ▁can ▁be ▁salv aged ▁from ▁the ▁d umps ite . ▁Since ▁the ▁final ▁dump ings ▁took ▁place , ▁the ▁In ver c arg ill ▁city ▁council ▁has ▁constructed ▁a ▁stop - bank ▁near ▁the ▁d umps ite , ▁allowing ▁easier ▁access ▁by ▁enthus iast s ▁to ▁the ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁Initial ▁locomot ive ▁salv age ▁Although ▁enthus iast s ▁were ▁well ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁Bran x hol me ▁d umps ite , ▁no ▁salv age ▁attempts ▁were ▁made ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁when ▁the ▁South land ▁V int age ▁Car ▁Club , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁N Z R ▁and ▁the ▁In ver c arg ill ▁City ▁Council , ▁ex hum ed ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Rog ers ▁K ▁ 8 8 ▁Washington , ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁V int age ▁Railway ▁at ▁T in wald ▁Domain ▁near ▁Ash bur ton ▁for ▁rest oration . ▁Tw elve ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁K ▁ 9 4 ▁were ▁salv aged ▁on ▁the ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁owner ▁for ▁rest oration ▁to ▁working ▁order ▁at ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Railway . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9