[2] The society's efforts in constructing the branch line were recognised with an infrastructure award from Kiwi Rail at the FRONZ conference over Queen's birthday weekend in 2015.

It was overhauled in 2010, replacing the original Leyland powerplant with an Isuzu, and named "George" after a long serving member of the society.

These came from Totara Springs Christian Centre near Matamata, after use on the Kerikeri Orchard Railway who originally obtained the locomotives from Ohai.

Ruston & Hornsby 170204 was purchased from the Ashburton Vintage Car Club, regauged and overhauled, officially entering service in 1997 named "Murray".

A homebuilt hydraulic bogie locomotives, formerly used at a private railway in the Marlborough Sounds was donated by the constructors family, and named "Onahau" after its former home.

A second Ruston, of 20DL type but with steam locomotive outline body, was purchased from Auckland and once worked at the short lived Footrot Flats theme park.

It is not used for passenger service, but is still equipped with air brakes and is used mainly for workshop shunting.Four carriages were built in 1989-1990 with wheelsets from some of the remaining Lake Grassmere Saltworks Hudson salt tipper wagons.

Spraying of weeds and mowing of grass along the line are performed with separate purpose built trollies, pulled or pushed by the "Onahau" loco, due to its low speed.