Surekha Yadav, 57, who recently became the first woman to operate the newly introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train has been a trailblazer in many ways.
Yadav, who piloted the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai Monday, has broken the proverbial glass ceiling a number of times. She earned the distinction of becoming India’s first woman train driver in 1988.
She also became the first loco pilot of the ‘Ladies Special’ local train for Central Railways in 2000.
