Kenya's first female train drivers to debut on Standard Gauge Railway

Train drivers Concilia, Wendy, Caroline (from L to R) follow the operating procedures with their teacher Zhang Cheng during training in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017. Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway connecting Mombasa with Nairobi is going to be inaugurated on May 31 with the country's first female train drivers operating the first passenger train for their President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo: Xinhua/Sun Ruibo]

Maintenance engineer Du Hanli (1st L) introduces knowledge on diesel locomotive maintenance to Kenyan female train drivers in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Sun Ruibo]

Kenyan female train drivers Alice (L) and Concilia go through operating procedures in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Sun Ruibo]

Kenyan female train drivers Alice (front) and Concilia go through operating procedures in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Sun Ruibo]

Kenyan female train drivers Alice (R), Wendy (C) and Caroline talk to each other in Nairobi, Kenya, May 17, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua/Sun Ruibo]