Surekha Yadav, 55 years old became the first female loco pilot, with an all-women team who drove the Mumbai-Lucknow Special Train on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The first female train driver of the Indian Railways, Surekha Yadav, with an all-women team drove the Mumbai-Lucknow Special Train on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, on Monday, March 8, informed about the event on his social media platform.
55-year-old Yadav became the country’s first certified female loco pilot in 1988. According to Your Story, Yadav did not have any prior experience in driving a two-wheeler or a four-wheeler. However, she worked hard to break the stereotype and went on to inspire generations.
“Men fly Rafaels, women crew take AI Boeings to the US. There is honour in what we do as well,” Yadav said. “In fact, in the initial days, women would not be assigned stretched longer than 30-40 km. That has changed now, though we did practice a lot before today’s long run,” she added. In another instance, the operation and onboard management of the Bundelkhand Special train that runs between Jhansi and Gwalior were also carried by a team of women on Monday. “Empowerment all the way with Railways: On International Women’s Day, operation and onboard management of Bundelkhand Special train between Jhansi and Gwalior are being carried on by a team of women. Nari Shakti,” Goyal tweeted.
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