sentences:  As a result, the EO class was withdrawn and placed into storage.A farewell excursion was held on 1 November 1997, with two EO units at one end, and two DC locos at the other end.EO 45 and EO 74 were moved to the Ferrymead Railway in June 1998 while EO 39, 51, and 68 were stored at Linwood Locomotive Depot in Christchurch.