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"I had to prove myself as a woman”

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Avustralya'nın uçsuz bucaksız kırsalı göçmen arıyor. Source: Universal Images Group Editorial

She commands16,000hp! Stefanie Fröhlich is a Train Driver in the Australian outback.


Between the iron ore mine in Yandi to Port Hedland, Stefanie drives one of the longest freight trains in the world over 400km - and all by herself. With our SBS correspondent Katharina Loesche, Stefanie Fröhlich talks about living and working in the mining industry, how she had to prove herself as a woman and about the loneliness that comes with this job.

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Stefanie Fröhlich (M) im Studio bei Katharina Loesche Source: K.Loesche


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