Nobody rejected them. I can confirm that.
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1. Reply from Electrical Engineering Directorate, RB :-
Current Status : CASE CLOSED
Date of Action : 05 Aug 2016
Details : Locomotives...
more... are manufactured and allotted to Railways as per the need of the traffic. 30 WAP5 locomotives are planned to be manufactured during current FY 2016-17 and likely to be allotted to GZB BRC sheds. However, with the up gradation of other routes for semi high speed train operation, sufficient no. of WAP5 locomotives will be allotted to concerned sheds/ Railways in due course of time based on the availability of requisite infrastructure in sheds
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2. Reply from CEE, Central Railway
Current Status : CASE CLOSED
Date of Action : 08 Aug 2016
Details : The comparative Tech. specification of WAP4, WAP5 WAP7 is tabulated as under. Descp WAP4 WAP5 WAP7 Max. Tractive effort 30.8t 26.3t 32.9t Gera ratio 2.52 3.91 3.6 Horse Power 5000 6120 5440 Rly . Board has allotted 47 Nos. WAP5 to GZB shed N. Rly 53 Nos. to BRC shed (W.Rly) for maintaining of WAP5 locomotives. No WAP5 locomotive is allotted to CR. On allotment of WAP5 locomotives to CR, loco link will be revised on due consideration of your suggestions.
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Similar replies were given by other zones too (SCR and ER). Reply from SR awaited.