[3] Current projects include the restoration of the 1,208 yard Whitrope Tunnel, formerly part of the Border Union Railway.

The Association operates a train service along a mile of former Waverley Route track from Whitrope Tunnel to Bridge 200.

The association's other aims include restoring most of the track south of Whitrope to Riccarton Junction.

The WRHA have been negotiating a new lease with the Forestry Commission.

The Border Union Railway Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the WRHA, which runs trains on a section of demonstration track north and south from Whitrope Heritage Centre.