9 7 , ▁railway ▁enthus iast ▁Tony ▁Bach elor ▁decided ▁to ▁salv age ▁and ▁restore ▁a ▁steam ▁locomot ive , ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁salv age ▁of ▁V ▁ 3 5 ▁from ▁the ▁d umps ite ▁with ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁T ran z ▁Rail ▁and ▁the ▁In ver c arg ill ▁City ▁Council , ▁whose ▁water works ▁include ▁the ▁d umps ite . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁damage ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁dump ing ▁and ▁subsequent ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁elements , ▁the ▁locomot ive ' s ▁cyl ind ers , ▁p ony ▁tr uck s , ▁and ▁driving ▁whe els ▁were ▁salv aged ▁before ▁the ▁frame ▁and ▁bo iler ▁were ▁scra pped . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Bach elor ▁returned ▁and ▁discovered ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁V ▁ 1 2 5 ▁and ▁V ▁ 1 3 6 , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁salv aged ▁although ▁their ▁frames ▁and ▁bo ilers ▁were ▁beyond ▁repair . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁small - fire box ▁B A ▁bo ilers ▁was ▁also ▁salv aged ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁restore ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Oh ai ▁Railway ▁Board ▁Heritage ▁Trust ▁decided ▁to ▁salv age ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁P ▁class ▁locomot ives ▁dump ed ▁at ▁Om oto , ▁P ▁ 6 0 ▁and ▁P ▁ 1 3 3 . ▁Both ▁locomot ives ▁placed ▁in ▁storage ▁at ▁group ' s ▁W ai rio ▁base , ▁pending ▁event ual ▁rest oration ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁The ▁remains ▁of