Vande Bharat Express woman loco pilot invited

Chennai: A senior assistant loco pilot, Aiswarya S. Menon from Chennai railway division, has been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Union cabinet in New Delhi on Sunday.

Currently, piloting the Vande Bharat Express, Menon was selected because she has completed more than two lakh footplate hours piloting various trains, including Vande Bharat Express and Jan Shatabdi.

She has received accolades from senior officials for her alertness and comprehensive knowledge of railway signalling. She has been regularly working on Chennai-Vijayawada and Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express services since their introduction. Loco pilots from many railway zones are being invited to attend the swearing-in.

This post was published on June 8, 2024 7:35 pm