ier ▁return ▁service ▁was ▁cancel led ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁exclusive ▁N IM T ▁rear view ▁carriage ▁and ▁its ▁matching ▁full - length ▁day ▁car ▁are ▁with dra wn , ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁were ▁still ▁stored ▁at ▁H utt ▁Railway ▁Work sh ops , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁two ▁T ran z Al pine ▁/ ▁T ran z Co ast al ▁ser very ▁observation ▁carri ages , ▁as ▁the ▁Over land er ▁continues ▁with ▁its ▁other ▁six ▁carri ages ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁Bay ▁Express ▁carri ages . ▁From ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years , ▁the ▁Corpor ate ▁Business ▁carri ages ▁( former ly ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁of ▁three ▁original ▁Nor ther ner ▁d ining ▁carri ages ) ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁used . ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁two - lav atory ▁ ▁long ▁first ▁class ▁carri ages ▁( l ater ▁designated ▁North ▁Island ▁Main ▁Tr unk ▁first ▁class ▁carri ages ) ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁matching ▁ ▁v ans ▁( that ▁were ▁ref urb ished ▁for ▁the ▁Nor ther ner ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁surv ive ▁from ▁the ▁Tang iw ai ▁dis aster , ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁DA ▁class ▁locomot ive , ▁ 1 4 8 2 , ▁which ▁ha u led ▁the ▁final ▁Train ▁# 2 2 7 ▁on ▁Sunday ,