In this episode of Life On Rails, Lucy and Dom celebrate International Women's Day by talking to and championing some brilliant women working in the rail industry.
Bessie Matthews, one of a handful of female freight drivers stops by to talk about her journey into the rail industry and why she wants more women to do the same. In addition, she'll be discussing the brilliant charity work she has done to raise money for the Samaritans.

Karen McCann from Up, Greater Anglia's internal network for women, stops by to talk about how Greater Anglia supports women at work.

Community Rail Partnership Officer, Jayne Sumner is back after appearing on episode 3. She talks us through the exciting things happening along the Crouch Valley, Southend and Flitch lines, as part of our Destination In The Spotlight.

Lucy and Dom also talk about the fantastic projects Greater Anglia has supported as part of the Customer and Community Improvement fund initiative. As well as this, they provide an insight into the station upgrades and improvements along the Greater Anglia network, as part of the News in Spotlight.

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In this episode of Life On Rails, Lucy and Dom talk to Alan Hyde of Railway 200 about celebrating the past, present and future of the modern British railway.

Dan Ribbits, Greater Anglia’s Learning and Development Facilitator stops by to talk about recruitment and training programs, and discusses how we support and develop our staff.

Community Rail Partnership Officer, Jane Sumner, talks us through the wonderful places to visit on the lines within Essex and South Suffolk, as part of our Destination In The Spotlight.

Lucy and Dom also celebrate Greater Anglia’s recent award win for Digital and Technology innovation at the national IdeasUK conference and our commitment to reuniting passengers with their lost property, as part of the News in Spotlight.

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This is a Fresh Air Production for Greater Anglia.

Credits:

Hosts: Dominic Rosso and Lucy Wright
Producer: Lynnike Swerts
Executive Producer: Annie Day

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In this episode of Life On Rails, Lucy and Dom speak to Greater Anglia’s brand new Managing Director, Martin Beable as he settles into life in his new role.

Greater Anglia's resident fares guru, Ken Strong, discusses how to find the best value fares whilst travelling on the network this Christmas.

Katie Goldthorpe, the Community Rail Partnership Officer for the New River Line, talks about some of the beautiful locations and festive activities available on this route.

Lucy and Dom also celebrate Greater Anglia’s National Rail Awards win and commitment to passenger health and safety, as part of the News in Spotlight.

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This is a Fresh Air Production for Greater Anglia.

Credits:

Hosts: Dominic Russo and Lucy Wright
Producer: Lynnike Swerts
Executive Producer: Annie Day

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.