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« on: Yesterday at 13:27:23 »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr52rm94y84o

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Rail company LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about) wants more women to apply to drive its trains.

Only 13% of its current drivers are female, according to a report, external published in October 2024.

The company admits "attracting and retaining women train drivers is a long-standing issue for the rail industry".

Driver Jess Mawhinney-Coates, who operates from Newcastle, said: "There is this perception of a train driver as a bloke with a big beard but there are loads of women coming through nowadays."

Do any blokes without beards drive trains?  Cheesy
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Erm ... Ollie?  Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

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