land ▁Express ▁operated ▁directly ▁to ▁Op ua ▁from ▁A uck land . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁this ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁rail car ▁service ▁run ▁by ▁R M ▁class ▁ 8 8 ▁se aters , ▁but ▁this ▁service ▁terminated ▁at ▁the ▁other ▁northern ▁termin us , ▁O ka ih au ▁on ▁the ▁O ka ih au ▁Branch . ▁ ▁Op ua ▁passengers ▁thus ▁had ▁to ▁use ▁mixed ▁trains ▁that ▁carried ▁fre ight ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁passengers ; ▁these ▁trains ▁ceased ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁line ▁became ▁fre ight - only . ▁ ▁As ▁Op ua ' s ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁port ▁decl ined , ▁so ▁did ▁the ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁railway , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁last ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁then ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands ▁V int age ▁Railway , ▁who ▁have ▁operated ▁tour ist ▁services ▁between ▁Op ua ▁and ▁K aw ak awa , ▁with ▁a ▁break ▁when ▁the ▁Land ▁Transport ▁Saf ety ▁Author ity ▁with d rew ▁the ▁line ' s ▁operating ▁lic ence . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁Op ua ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁private ▁land , ▁and ▁rest oration ▁by ▁the ▁v int age ▁railway ▁trust ▁is ▁proceed ing . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁local ▁primary ▁school , ▁Op ua ▁School , ▁is ▁a ▁co ed uc ational ▁full ▁primary ▁( year s ▁ 1 - 8 , ▁with ▁ 5 ▁class