 At that time, WF 62 had been withdrawn earlier that year due to a badly cracked smokebox saddle, WF 395 had not run in some years and was now the spare parts source, WF 397 was out of service requiring valve repairs, new piston rings and side-rod brasses, and new trailing bogie flanges as well as unspecified repairs to sundry minor parts.WF 404, previously the only operable steam locomotive at Nelson, had been removed from service with small cracks in the smokebox saddle.It had been steaming poorly, and its valves were out of time, requiring some attention.