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.
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.