“The rail industry is still male-dominated, but Southeastern Railway is working to improve this and has set a new target for encouraging more females to apply to become drivers. In the past, I thought it may have been out of reach - but here I am."

Southeastern’s latest train driver recruit, Mary Saphy, dispels any preconceived idea about what train drivers do each day.

Read more on the WORK180 website: https://uk.work180.co/blog/the-train-driver-you-never-expected

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