Returned to service in 1982 and operated the first excursion on the mainline by steam power in 1985, after running regularly on the mainline network all over New Zealand 1250 was withdrawn in 1992 and a major overhaul started in 1995 with the loco being outshopped in 1998.
In 1982, the locomotive returned to service and performed its first mainline excursion by steam power in 1985. It operated on the mainline network across New Zealand from 1982 until 1992 when it was withdrawn. A major overhaul began in 1995 and the locomotive was outshopped in 1998.