'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'

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grahame

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'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'

« on: March 08, 2025, 13:27:23 »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr52rm94y84o

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Rail company LNER^» 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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Re: 'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'

« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2025, 20:46:07 »

Erm ... Ollie? Tongue


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Re: 'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'

« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 11:46:12 »

Clean shaven or a days stubble at the most.


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