Greater Anglia marks International Women’s Day
Greater Anglia has today (10 March) launched series two, episode four of its Life on Rails podcast with freight driver Bessie Matthews, featuring as the special guest.
Presented by Lucy Wright and Dominic Rosso from the company’s Corporate Affairs team, the Life on Rails podcast gives passengers a peek behind the curtain of one of the largest train operators in the country.
Across this second series of the magazine-style podcast, Life on Rails welcomes a wide variety of special guests who share their incredible stories. Greater Anglia employees who are at the heart of operations also explain how they have helped make Greater Anglia the most punctual and reliable train operator in the UK.
There are also special features that showcase how Greater Anglia is working tirelessly to give its passengers better journeys. Guests include fleet and operations colleagues who discuss how the new fleet of trains has helped to transform rail travel across East Anglia. Senior leaders from the Greater Anglia Executive Leadership Team also join the podcast, as well as representatives from Network Rail, to discuss how they are continuously investing in rail infrastructure and the role they play in helping us achieve record-breaking performance.
Each episode delves a little deeper into some recent Greater Anglia news highlights. Lucy and Dom examine some of the company’s most talked about stories and share some previously unknown information.
In a new feature called Destination in the Spotlight, the podcast welcomes Community Rail Partnership Officers from across the network who highlight some of the beautiful locations on their route and talk about some of the exciting activities that they are hosting.
In the fourth episode, which launches today (Monday 10 March), the Life of Rails podcast celebrates International Women’s Day by talking to and championing some of the brilliant women working in the rail industry.
Bessie Matthews, one of a handful of female freight drivers joins the podcast to discuss her journey into the rail industry and why she wants more women to do the same. In addition, Bessie also discusses the brilliant charity work she has done to raise money for the Samaritans.