Claim: The NZR WD class were made up of locomotives that were sold to Wilton Collieries Ltd. and Ohai Railway Board on different occasions for public use.
Evidence: W 316 and W 356 were sold in April 1934 and January 1933 to Wilton Collieries Ltd. for use on their private line between Ngauruwahia and Glen Massey; both were listed as unserviceable by 1935 and were sold for scrap.