Tamil Nadu Express - எங்கள் உயிர் துடிப்பு - Vijay Baradwaj

====== Attempt of Railfans(All of Us) Failed to home WAP-7 in SER & ECOR =======
It is pleasing to see that WAP-7 is cordially greeted by CR and allotted to KYN with it's brother WAG-9. In CR now both WAP-7 & WAG-9 has made their stronger presence now both in AJNI & in KYN which is a great achievement on the part of CR. In the same manner WR is also to be appreciated for it's latest addition of WAP-7 in it's BRC Shed. Now BRC is a very powerful 3-Phase heaven with plethora of WAP-5 and WAG-9 & WAP-7.
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case of WAG-9 almost all zones are very Co-operative and home them in their respective Loco Shed. But in case of WAP-5 & WAP-7 they can't strongly penetrate the Eastern Region of our Country like WAG-9 the reason is may be WAG-9 is a Powerful Freight Loco and the rest two are passenger ones. But what we have seen in case of SER & ECOR is the "Deliberate reluctance towards WAP-7/WAP-5" . If you see the neighbor of both SER & ECOR you will find SECR & CR & SR all these 3 Zones are receptive towards 3-Phase Passenger Variant WAP-7.
Still 12801/12802 Purushottam Exp is hauled by SRC WAP-4 in between KGP & PURI where after KGP it is hauled by GZB WAP-7 regularly..... The Reason of it best known to SER & ECOR I think.(Please refer 1st Reply of this BLOG to know one reason of it already shared)
I don't think WAP-7 will be greeted cordially in these two main Zones of Eastern India(i.e SER & ECOR) in any day rather they are very proud of their Conventional Machineries and want to use them as many time as they can in future.
We, Railfans made plenty of efforts through Social Media to the Officials of SER & ECOR regarding homing of WAP-7 in their respective zone but it was utter frustration that all our efforts proved FUTILE in this regard, they still saying "WE DO NOT NEED WAP-7". But the Officials are very modern in case of WAG-9 and dumping them in VSKP(ECOR) & TATA(SER) but in case of WAP-7 they have the following Pleas:
1 WE DO NOT NEED WAP-7(But has not mentioned the Actual Reason as yet to the Public)
2 OUR LP'S ARE NOT TRAINED IN 3-PHASE LOCO (Self Contradictory Statement as WAG-9 is a 3-Phase Goods Loco)
etc etc........
So Clever Officials ....... Kudos to them ........
Do you think WAP-7 can be able to Penetrate SER & ECOR ?(Means SER & ECOR can home them) in Future ?

Views are welcome.
Attached Image:
WAG9H-KYN-31554 --- Marvellous & outstanding !!! The Kalyan beauty was framed by Sam on 23rd July 2015 while changing its course at DumDum loop as it later became the head of an empty BCNA freight waiting for a go at the adjacent yard.
Link: click here
Courtesy: Sam
(Attached Video: Purushottam Exp at Grand Chord section with GZB WAP-7)