Vicky Binley

Said the following about Adeline Ginn:

“Adeline Ginn is quite simply one of the most inspirational people I have had the pleasure to meet in my life.

She is a working mother with a very demanding day job as a lawyer at Angel Trains and yet she finds the time to work tirelessly for Women in Rail the organisation she founded in 2012.

Women in Rail was created with the aim of improving diversity, offering support to women in the sector and devising initiatives to encourage young people to choose a career in rail.

Many professionals in Adeline's position could be described as having large egos whereas despite her enormous achievements Adeline is someone who will always encourage and support those around her in any way she can.

As an industry we are all aware that the female: male ratio is poor at best and way below the national average - and this has always been the case - it is easy to sit back and let someone else take the lead and try to raise awareness to do something about the situation and Adeline is the very person who not only had the vision but has delivered and continues to deliver.

In an interview with Smartrail World Adeline said "There are many fantastic women in rail and it is imperative to the future of our industry that they are shown as role models. Research has shown that by the age of seven, most girls have already switched off from engineering, considering it too dirty and messy, and a study by the University of Surrey shows that parents of boys are 10% more likely than parents of girls to value engineering as a career choice. We must appeal to new generations and change the misrepresentations and misunderstanding that people, whether parents or children, women or men, have of the railway. The best way to do this is to showcase the talent that we already have."

And this is indeed what she works tirelessly to do.

I have worked closely with Adeline to deliver the Big Rail Diversity Challenge which showcases Women in Rails agenda by being a fun event with a serious message - Diversity is better for people, better for business, better for rail.

To work with someone who has such vision, energy and devotion is a privilege.“