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Asia's first female loco pilot drives Vande Bharat train through Bhor Ghat. Watch
Surekha Yadav, Asia's first female loco pilot drove the Vande Bharat train recently. A video of hers was shared by Ministry of Railways.
Surekha Yadav, Asia's first female loco pilot, drove recently launched semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train. She drove the semi-high-speed train from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT) to Solapur station. A video of her driving the train was shared on Twitter by the Ministry of Railways.
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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," wrote the Ministry of Railways in the tweet. In the clip, you can see Yadav driving the train.
Take a look at the video here:
This post was shared on March 15. Since being posted, it has been viewed over three lakh times. The clip also has close to 6000 likes and several comments.
Take a look at a few reactions below:
An individual posted, "Very proud of you." Another person added, "Really great. Congrats Smt Surekha Yadav. Indian Railway is enhancing and enriching on its way." A third person added, "Salute to #Narishakti, and great work with the interior cabin design to the engineers and designers as well." "We are proud of her achievement. Take care. Be safe," posted a fourth.
