Surekha Yadav turned India’s first feminine practice driver in 1988
Surekha Yadav, Asia’s first girl loco pilot has develop into the primary feminine to function the Vande Bharat Specific practice. She piloted the semi-high-speed practice between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Monday.
Taking to Twitter, the Ministry of Railways shared a video of her working the car Vande Bharat Specific practice. Within the clip, Ms Yadav might be seen cruising the locomotive fastidiously via the tracks. Together with the video, the caption reads, “Smt. Surekha Yadav, Loco Pilot cruising the primary female-driven Vande Bharat practice from CSMT, Mumbai to Solapur via the steepest Bhor Ghat between Mumbai & Pune in Maharashtra.”
Watch the video right here:
Salute to #Narishakti!
Smt. Surekha Yadav, Loco Pilot cruising the primary feminine pushed Vande Bharat practice from CSMT, Mumbai to Solapur via the steepest Bhor Ghat between Mumbai & Pune in Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/WWKiUIXYrx
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 15, 2023
The practice departed Solapur station at proper time on March 13 and reached CSMT 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled arrival, a Central Railway launch stated, including that on completion of a greater than 450-km lengthy journey, Yadav was felicitated at platform quantity 8 at CSMT, in line with PTI.
“Vande Bharat – powered by Nari Shakti. Smt. Surekha Yadav, the primary girl loco pilot of Vande Bharat Specific,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav tweeted.
The Central Railway stated, “Yadav notched one other feather in Central Railway’s cap by turning into the primary girl loco pilot of Vande Bharat Specific”.
Hailing from Satara within the western Maharashtra area, Ms Yadav turned India’s first feminine practice driver in 1988. She had received many awards on the state and nationwide ranges to this point for her achievements, PTI reported.
The Central Railway has launched two Vande Bharat Specific trains on CSMT-Solapur and CSMT-Sainagar Shirdi routes, which have been proven inexperienced flags by Prime minister Narendra Modi on February 10, 2023.
In response to railway officers, loco piloting on new routes entails complete studying and the crew has to stay vigilant at each second throughout the practice journey.
“The crew studying course of entails sign observance, hands-on new tools, coordination with different crew members, observance of all parameters for operating of a practice,” the discharge said.
