Recent work on Katiki Station has been focused on commissioning the building. The Railway's framed awards and certificates have been re-hung, publications have been transferred to the new building and additional display space has been created. A storm water soak pit has been built to dispose of roof water. The station has been used on recent train operating days with a high degree of success.

The station seat has returned to the railway following refurbishment by the Bedwell Family. The seat had been totally dismantled, replacement timber machined to replace the damaged sections, the corrosion removed from the steel components, and the whole thing reassembled using new fastenings. Each piece of timber had to be individually shaped to fit within the end castings.

Work on the former “dog box” station is proceeding well.The extensive cladding repairs are now complete, using timber donated to the society. The original cladding had been heat-gunned, sanded, filled and primed, often under particularly hot or windy conditions. Most of the existing door frame timber has been replaced. Since the project was on a tight budget, paint of the correct colour was obtained by mixing remnants of left-over tins of other projects, many of them at least a decade old. The finished colour is Salmon, although it had in earlier years been blue-grey and red oxide. The refurbished and repainted door has been rehung and the fascia boards painted white. We are grateful for the Rail Heritage Trust's financial assistance with this project.

The outstanding work on Motor Trolley WW 7079 has been completed, with a thorough repaint, minor electrical work, brake adjustment and a detailed inspection, which it passed with no difficulty. It has operated faultlessly since. The trolley shed has been upgraded following the installation of a budget floor, making it easier to move the trolleys into and out of the shed.

Specialist welding work has been completed on the MTM 401 tamper following receipt of a donation from the Percy Trust. Work has commenced on reassembling the components. A number of items have been cleaned back to bare metal and are being repainted.

Carriage A193 has had its gas-lamp vents repainted and refitted following work to prevent roof leaks.

Another minor job attended to, was the insulation of the hot water pipes as our contribution to saving the planet and trimming energy costs.

The Kerr Stuart has had a survey conducted of the air brake system which included a thorough cleaning and the valves lapped. These have now been refitted to the locomotive, which is ready for service.

The new water treatment regime for A67 appears to be performing well, with the boiler conditions stabilising a lot more than what was achievable in the past. There has also been a notable absence of foaming problems which were occurring more frequently under the old system.

The brakes on T175 have recently been upgraded with the commissioning of the automatic slack adjuster assembly. The necessary tubing was recently fitted which will hopefully make manual brake adjustment on this vehicle possible.

Following the success of the installation of the newly manufactured mainline turnout frog, a new outside rail has been cut, drilled ,and fitted. Also as part of the project the bedplate which holds the heel block in place required extensive work. The project required extremely accurate setting out and was reasonably complex to undertake. However, despite some difficulties in dismantling rusted components, the project went well and is a real credit to everyone involved. Use was made of the recently resurrected proline saw and drill, which saw it perform faultlessly with every task asked of it.

In further track news, the stadium curve has had some minor realignment completed to put a bend into a portion of rail that had straightened itself out. The difference moving around the curve is quite noticeable. The remaining sleepers which are not used for other purposes have been loaded on to the Na wagon to make it easier to transport them when resleepering.