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This question is discussed in railfreight.com:
The article also says: "In the UK, work in the railway industry is well-paid and you get nice perks, such as train tickets for life". Do these train tickets for life still exist for new recruits?Only fifteen per cent of UK’s rail industry workforce is female. Furthermore, of all train drivers in the UK only six per cent is a woman. In Scotland, female train drivers represent only four per cent. This comes down to one single female driver.
Appropriate clothing and facilities for female proved to be another issue of concern. “Many of these women complained of a lack of female toilets in and around trains. In terms of clothing, ground staff for example pointed out that there was never a pair of gloves their size. In general, there was a perception that the industry is a male dominated world, where women are just not meant to be working.”