Lol some of the comments! I'll chuck some stats into the fray! The fact of the matter is that lady train drivers are still a rare commodity. . 3 years ago in the UK there were approx. 19,000 train drivers, of which @3% of passenger drivers were female, increasing much by then as there is a political 'drive' to get more into this work. So, of that number, @1500 are locomotive drivers, of which only 12 were female drivers. I think its 11 now. I know there to be NO female drivers in Finland for example . . Still one of the rarest jobs on the planet for a lady. In all my years spottin and fottin, mainly around London (2/3 of all trains go in/out/around London), i never saw one lady driving a loco or HST, and just 2 or 3 driving passenger trains. And unbeknown to me, I didnt even spot my future girlfriend driving a loco where she was driving them during 80/90's and 00's where i frequented often, in OC and SF depots, Willesden junction etc, thats how rare she was but thats another story!! . . Nice vid Trev :)
David Howarth really hard work ? Are you talking about when steam was still going ? It's fair to say that the railways have become cleaner and less demanding on drivers. But who's the say the male drivers today would have been able for the work back then ?
Dont think they would , same as truck drives can you se them changing a wheel at the side of the road ...we used to have to do ...even the big super singles ...would lady truck drivers do that , would they clib between loco and rake and connect or disconnect ?? ..dont think so ..
One of my Facebook friends that since she was a toddler has written qualified as a train driver. She's driving electric trains rather than the diesel machine you see there.
Now the really difficult one: Lady train spotters ;) Seriously though there are more women train drivers every year (and rightly so IMO). Maybe soon there will be enough of them that they stop being noticeable, just normal.
This lady has an identical twin sister, and they both drove for Grand Central !
Excellent footage Trevor and good to see more women doing these jobs on the railways. Cheers - Allan.
Quite right there Allan,A right blondie that one,good luck to them...Trevor.''
Trevor Ledgeway Great catch Trevor! She could have given you a tone or a wave, but seemed to be deep in concentration as she passed you! Thanks. Ken
Didn't notice i was there by the looks of it Ken.''
Very nice video, Trevor! Good job! Up
Greetings - Andrew
Very nice of you Andrew,Thank You...Trevor.''''
Do they ever have to reverse? Only joking?
Ha! Came for the reversing comment, found it three comments down!👍👏😂😉
Regular traveller with GC, but have never seen her. Wonder what she's doing now?
Richard Parker Hi Richard,never seen her since and its a year ago,Cheers for looking...Trevor.''
grand centrals owned by arriva which is owned by db so its probably a replacement driver from arrivaor db
Lol some of the comments! I'll chuck some stats into the fray! The fact of the matter is that lady train drivers are still a rare commodity. . 3 years ago in the UK there were approx. 19,000 train drivers, of which @3% of passenger drivers were female, increasing much by then as there is a political 'drive' to get more into this work. So, of that number, @1500 are locomotive drivers, of which only 12 were female drivers. I think its 11 now. I know there to be NO female drivers in Finland for example . . Still one of the rarest jobs on the planet for a lady. In all my years spottin and fottin, mainly around London (2/3 of all trains go in/out/around London), i never saw one lady driving a loco or HST, and just 2 or 3 driving passenger trains. And unbeknown to me, I didnt even spot my future girlfriend driving a loco where she was driving them during 80/90's and 00's where i frequented often, in OC and SF depots, Willesden junction etc, thats how rare she was but thats another story!! . . Nice vid Trev :)
Fantastic. Are these pendolino trains?
No they are HSTs that run from the North to London.
Yay its Bob Mann driving. Derby driver. Top bloke👍😉
love the handbag in the cabs window :) don't see why they isn't more women in the job
Spot on Jamie,Should be a lot more doing that job.Never noticed the handbag....Trevor.''''
Jamie Dunn Sure it wasn't a normal drivers' bag?
Lady drivers , lady`s cutting the grass , what next I ask ..LOL ..nice one Trevor , eyesight must be good now ? back with the camera and all go ..Dave
Trevor Ledgeway Glad to hear it Trevor , I should have noted your date of filming this ..
David Howarth what is wrong with a lady driver
Taking a mans job ....they wouldn't have done it back in the days when it included the real hard work ?
David Howarth really hard work ? Are you talking about when steam was still going ? It's fair to say that the railways have become cleaner and less demanding on drivers. But who's the say the male drivers today would have been able for the work back then ?
Dont think they would , same as truck drives can you se them changing a wheel at the side of the road ...we used to have to do ...even the big super singles ...would lady truck drivers do that , would they clib between loco and rake and connect or disconnect ?? ..dont think so ..
One of my Facebook friends that since she was a toddler has written qualified as a train driver. She's driving electric trains rather than the diesel machine you see there.
I didn't see her doing her make-up in the mirror!
Is she fit?
DBS has a TV driver...
There wouldn't be a woman train driver 50 years ago in 1967.
There aren't any asbestos-filled trains now
Women really are into everything nowadays, I've even seen them driving Police cars.
Thanks to vote bank politics.
I don't care if the driver is a lady. As long as it gets there!
She's probably ten times more of capable than doing a "man's job" than you are.
@@deeremeyer1753 woah why are you being so rude
I used to work with Maureen and Margaret at Tyne and wear Metro then Grand Central 2007. I'm sure they'd rather be called women than ladies.
Whats the problem with a lady driving?
Who said there was a problem 🤔 🙄.
Hope she duz'nt have to reverse it
Nothing wrong with a lady train driver, doesn’t bother me at all
Pleased to hear it.''
Wow. HRT 125.....
Now the really difficult one:
Lady train spotters ;)
Seriously though there are more women train drivers every year (and rightly so IMO). Maybe soon there will be enough of them that they stop being noticeable, just normal.
so here's another one i find, it's a female train driver so you must make it known in the title? you would put Male driver in the title now would you?
Nothing wrong with a lady driving a train
Nobody Said There Was.''
...and the fact that it is a Lady driver matters why?
Went on a GC HST from York to London, had a female driver onboard!
What the problem with women driving trains it's 2017 after all
Who said there was a problem......?
So its a woman driver big deal. We have woman bus drivers now. Its 2017 ppl
Do you feel better sending this Comment.......''
Just been honest
That's a bit sexist