Train Lady πβ₯οΈ Freight Driver in the south. Award winning author, illustrator, columnist, fundraiser and lover of dogs.
Joined September 2017
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
May 19
ASLEF members have once again changed the job and the industry for the better.
Conference recognised the fantastic achievements of Steve Pritchard and Andy Cook in securing a change in colour-vision standards for train drivers π #AAD26
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May 20
Over the last few months, I've taken a step back from social media (and my phone in general!)
I'm a crank through and through so I'm never out of love with the railway, despite how "q-word" I've been.
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May 20
l've always wanted my railway journey to be about the railway itself, because I love the people, the experiences, the learning and the job l've worked so hard to do every day.
I'm still here. Just spending more time in the cab and a little less time on the timeline.
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May 20
That being said..!
Here's me yesterday through Warminster on 6V41, in 69010 with 66553 DIT, and 20 wagons trailing behind
It was my first time driving from Eastleigh to Westbury on my own since signing the route off and I think it might be the most beautiful route I sign so far.
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
May 14
Swanage poster no.1 !
Another fantastic deisel gala and beer festival, thanks to all involved
@bessbbe @SwanRailway
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
May 8
GBRf Class 99 Loco First Ever Passenger Run 99004 Hauls The London Underground 4TC At Corfe Castle This Morning βοΈ π@GBRailfreight @bessbbe
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
Lovely to see @bessbbe at Southampton. Even if you did hold me up on the trip to Eastleigh, then have the cheek to get a lift home on my train! π€£
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31 Dec 2025
Itβs that time again π€ Welcome to βWork Wrappedβ!
2025 has been my first full year as a mainline driver, and itβs been a fantastically busy one for both me and freight! π€
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31 Dec 2025
66748 was the engine I drove the most at 17 times, and 4O46 was my most driven headcode at 44 times.π«Έπ«Έ
November was my busiest month with 24 shifts, travelling 3222 miles.
July was my heaviest month at 48,825 tonnes.
March saw me pulling 4206 SLU (around 17 miles of wagons!)
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31 Dec 2025
So! To put it in to a more fun perspective, Iβve pulled the weight of 1.9 billion washing machines with wagons stretching the length of 2,260 football pitches around the globe and starting to come back again! ππ
Itβs been a great year, and I canβt wait for what 2026 brings. β€οΈ
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25 Dec 2025
Merry Christmas from one of this yearβs hardest workers (and me!)
I hope that whatever you get up to today is safe, happy, and warm β€οΈ
ALT 69009 is terribly decorated in tinsel at Eastleigh East Yard
ALT Iβm wearing a Father Christmas hat and an awful bean Christmas jumper. Iβm stood in the cab of 69008 which has been tinselled!
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
21 Dec 2025
Signallers at Basingstoke saying farewell while we stop to reverse at Haslemere.
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Bessie π 𦑠retweeted
Having a fab day working Train 1 of @SW_Helpβs #Class455 Farewell Charter
Another fleet from my #NetworkSouthEastβ€οΈππ€ childhood coming to an end so a privilege to working it today
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