sentences:  The decision was finally taken to withdraw railcars and end the use of steam locomotives in 1967, with the order for the final nine DJ diesel-electric locomotives to replace the JAs on SIMT expresses and express freights, on 26 November 1967.The "South Island Limited" was replaced by the diesel-hauled "Southerner" on 1 December 1970.This was not the end of the steam expresses, however; JA locomotives continued to work Friday and Sunday evening expresses on the same route for almost a year.