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Detailed explanation-1: -Surekha Shankar Yadav née Surekha Ramchandra Bhosale (born 2 September 1965) is the senior-most female locopilot (train driver) of the Indian Railways in India, . She became India’s first female train driver in 1988.

Detailed explanation-2: -Making history, Asia’s first woman loco pilot, Surekha Yadav has now become the first female to operate the newly-introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train. Surekha has been working in Railways for 34 years. She started her journey in Railways in 1989.

Detailed explanation-3: -Surekha Yadav started her career as an assistant driver in 1989. Mumbai, Maharashtra: Surekha Yadav who has scripted history becoming the first woman loco pilot of the Vande Bharat Express train thanked the Railway department for the opportunity.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. She went on to become the first woman loco pilot of the CST to Pune Deccan Queen train, which navigates through the Western Ghats.

Detailed explanation-5: -A Loco Pilot works on a particular train under the guidance of the Train Manager of the train, like train route, limited train speed, prediction of signalling error, sufficient brake power, safety etc. The train at the rear end has Train Manager as its crew, he is the head of the running train.