 Following the acquisition of Toll’s rail operations by the New Zealand Government, ownership of Hutt Workshops was transferred, along with Toll NZ's rail and ferry assets, to KiwiRail on 1 July 2008.United Group Rail remained the operator of the facility until its contract expired on 22 March 2009, when KiwiRail assumed full responsibility for the facility from the following day.Though KiwiRail is the largest user of the workshops, KiwiRail Infrastructure also has a presence on site.