ɪt wʌz kənvˈɜːɾᵻd fɔːɹ jˈuːsᵻz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪd lˈaɪnz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ænd ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ɪnðə hˈʌt vˈæli, ɪt wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tʊ ɑːtˈiəɹə ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɛɹ ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ɑːtˈiəɹə tˈʌnəl wʌz diːᵻlˈɛktɹᵻfˌaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
It was converted for uses associated with electrified lines in 1941, and after spending a few years in the Hutt Valley, it was transferred to Otira and remained there until the Otira Tunnel was de-electrified in 1997.