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Train Driver 🚂 Mum of 2 🫶🏻 Lover of music, travel and all things orange 🧡 @thattraindrivermum on IG 📸 All views my own

At the front of a train
Joined November 2016
Happiest at the front
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After 6 weeks out of the driving seat, I’m back 🙌 I’m signed off fit to drive again with no medical restrictions, and feeling so much better in myself. Eased back in slowly with a trip to Derby and back on 222019 as 1F37 and 222012 as 1C59. Happy to be back doing what I love ✨
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Back in Purple after a month away. Problems with my health took me out of the chair for a little while, and still not back in the pointy end yet, but all in good time. 💜
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Mind the gap 🚇 Signare Tapestry x TfL 120 years of the Piccadilly line signaretapestry.com/?srsltid… #ad
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A pretty special day on the WCML. 💙 Yesterday we had @LumoTravel's first all-female Preston > Euston crew🚆🩵 Proud to be part of a team showing the railway is for everyone. Here's to breaking barriers, inspiring the next generation, and many more moments like this! #WomenInRail #TrainDriver #LumoWestCoast
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✨ Officially Class 1 Steph ✨ After a long couple of months, I'm officially signed off and flying solo between Preston & Euston! 🚆 It's been an emotional few days. I genuinely didn't think I'd ever get here, but now I'm trundling up and down the WCML with a train full of passengers! 💙🩵
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810 classroom week 📚
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Hello Chapter 35 🧡
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Absolutely brilliant day onboard the inaugural Lumo West Coast press run 🚆✨ What a journey it was! Amazing atmosphere onboard, great conversations throughout the day, and incredible to see so much enthusiasm for this brand new operation. Days like this are always special, but this one meant even more. Watching @heather_waugh bring the train down from Stirling to Preston, spending time with some amazing people, and then welcoming my mum onboard at Crewe made it a day I’ll never forget 💙
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Had a fantastic afternoon yesterday, first time driving a loco and absolutely loved it 🛤️
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Don’t be ashamed of slow progress. Forward is forward ✨
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Those Railcam follower drivers are getting everywhere...! Making the move from freight to passenger, here is @S26PHY working 5Q43, the @LumoTravel West Coast driver training/route learning run from Preston to Milton Keynes Central. How much longer will @traindrivermum be keeping hold of the treble 2's over on the Midland Mainline with @EastMidRailway? To all those Railcam driver followers, give us a shout out and we will happily pop some footage on of you passing our cameras.👋👋👋
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And of course @SydneyBridgeTMD wouldn't miss my first drive! Watching on @railcamlive as I rolled into Crewe 💙🩵
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4 years. 4 YEARS! 🚆 Although I qualified as a Mainline Driver 4 years ago today, it is also my EMR anniversary, having joined there 2 years ago today 🥹 Time has flown by and I’m still loving every minute of it, and still feel so grateful to have the best job in the world 🧡
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The old Underground grab handles were so much better
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This #IWD we #GiveToGain Share your knowledge, call out stereotypes, challenge discrimination, and celebrate women's success. We all give to gain. But ensure that gain is not for yourself, and always to help shape the right future for the future women in our industry... 💙
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Happy International Women’s Day 💜 How many companies do you recognise? Directed and produced by myself and Lindsay Clamp
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I will be involved in something relating to GBR soon… If there is anything you could know or ask about the future of the railways, how GBR will work, fares, etc. what would you like to know? Most common questions will be used for that 💭
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