Sir,
One decision is certain. After this incident there is hardly any possibility of further using WAP-7 with Geetanjali, Samarsata etc upto HWH.
This incident throws the future of WAP-7 into darkness in SER for a long time in future. (At least for coming 15 to 20 years).The Opportunity Lost and it's a costly indeed, so media highlights on this issue so, no chance for this High Speed Loco to be allowed with any SER train from HWH.
Not...
more... only that this incident also play a major role in WAP-7 allotment to SER in it's TATA Shed in future.
SER is a very conservative Zone. I don't think they will again take any chance.
Bad News for all WAP-7 lovers who want to see P7 in SER including myself.
SER has a plethora of Red Beasts, it was a testing of this White Demon so, it is also to be remembered that after AJNI WAP-7 it was the second chance given so if I fail to prove then I will be kicked out, in case of an area which is a "Red Beast Area".
Lastly, if it was a WAP-4 instead of WAP-7 then the situation would have been different and interpretation would have been different from IR as because IR has a plethora of Tap Changer Locos and to these Locos IR is very flexible and supportive but in case of 3 Phasers Flexibility or trust is hardly shown from IR. If you want proof of this statement then go to "Loco Performance" section under E-Locos where you will see that since 2010 IR has huge number of Failures of Tap Changer Locos as compared to these 3 Phasers, in spite of that still Tap Changers rule IR and 3 Phasers have not penetrate so much after 15 years of their entry in our country.
Some glaring instance
Withdrawal of 3 Phaser from SDAH Duronto and giving it HWH WAP-4 permanently, I think 3 Phaser is also withdrawn from HWH RNC Shatabdi and also it has been given HWH WAP-4 permanently.