Central Railway’s Surekha Yadav who is Asia’s first woman loco pilot, added another feather to her cap. She became the first female to operate the semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express.
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Salute to #Narishakti!
Smt. Surekha Yadav, Loco Pilot cruising the first female driven Vande Bharat train from CSMT, Mumbai to Solapur through the steepest Bhor Ghat between Mumbai & Pune in Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/WWKiUIXYrx
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 15, 2023
The videos posted by the Ministry of Railways on Twitter show Yadav confidently handling the Vande Bharat Express between Solapur station and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
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भारतीय रेल ने कायम की नारी सशक्तीकरण की मिसाल!
सीएसएमटी, मुंबई – सोलापुर के बीच वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस को चलाकर श्रीमती सुरेखा यादव बनीं वंदे भारत ट्रेन चलाने वाली देश की पहली महिला लोको पायलट। pic.twitter.com/9IlTOKg2Gb
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 15, 2023
Yadav who belongs to Satara in the western Maharashtra region became a train driver in 1988 and has since then won many awards at the State and national levels so far for her achievements.
