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A Preethi, 28, grabbed national headlines by driving the first Chennai Metro train. Preethi is one of the only two women train operators for the Metro, the other being G Jayashree.
A diploma holder in engineering from Government Dharmambal Polytechnic College, Chennai, Preethi quit her job at a research centre to apply for the Chennai Metro.
She drove the train for a 10 km stretch from Alandur to Koyambedu in 18 minutes.
“I have been having fun operating the trains; it is like a child being handed a new toy,” a report in the Hindu quoted her as saying.
“It is challenging, but not difficult. You are in safe hands,” she told NDTV.
“I am excited, my daughter's dream of becoming a loco pilot of Metro Rail has come true,” Preethi's father R Anbu told PTI.
