| 'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards' Posted by grahame at 13:27, 8th March 2025 |     |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr52rm94y84o
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."
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?
| Re: 'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards' Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:46, 8th March 2025 | |
Erm ... Ollie?
