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International Women's Day 2021 - Kelly-Jo
08 March 2021
“It doesn’t matter what gender you are or what background you come from, if you have the will and determination to become a train driver, there reall…
International Women's Day 2021 - Cara
08 March 2021
“It has been my responsibility to ensure that we have put in place as many mitigations as necessary to keep staff in work and most importantly safe!”…
International Women's Day 2021 - Jolene
08 March 2021
“It’s been so surreal, I can’t believe it, I’m really proud but still in shock. There’s still lots of people I know working in the NHS and fighting c…
International Women's Day 2021 - Bobby
08 March 2021
“It’s a really tough and challenging job but I work with great people. I have been working the same route for many years and because I see the same c…
International Women's Day 2021 - Beau
08 March 2021
“For females young or old that are reading this, I would highly recommend a career as a train driver.”
Beau Hawkins, Train Driver at Great Northern
B…
International Women's Day 2021 - Annila
08 March 2021
“I felt a sense of pride, taking NHS staff and other key workers up and down the country”
Annila Saghir, Train Manager at LNER
Annila’s commitment to…
International Women's Day 2021 - Tori
08 March 2021
“I am so very lucky to have found my way onto the railway, the opportunities it has presented to me and the stability it has provided my family is a…
International Women's Day 2021 - Emma
08 March 2021
“Everyone is so motivated to do the right thing for staff and for passengers and without the collaboration or the support of my team, I just couldn’t…
International Women's Day 2021 - Paige
08 March 2021
“I haven’t been treated any differently just because I’m a woman – I was the only female in my training class but that didn’t bother me. I’d love mor…
Meet the women keeping our country moving
08 March 2021
A blog for International Women's Day.
Rail staff continue to work under challenging conditions to make sure those who are travelling and vital freigh…
Budget 2021: A vital step as the railway works to drive the national recovery from Covid-19
03 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General of the Rail Delivery Group
While the budget obviously centred on the major macro-economic challenges of the Covid-1…