* There are about 6000 Dlocos in IR and to phase them out we need equal number of Elocos. In addition some Elocos shall be required to replace the old locos and some more to take care of increasing traffic.
* With current production rate of about 300 locos, CLW shall take 20 years to replace them and even if DLW totally switch over to Elocos, the total replacement shall take a decade.
* Although IR has planned to fully electrify its BG routes by 2022, which can be achieved if adequate...
more... funds are alotted. But replacing the fleet of Dlocos with Elocos is a different question altogether and it is certainly going to take much longer time than 2022.