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Back in 2010 when I was doing my blog about Flinders Street Station, I learned about the Perch. It\u2019s the steel railing in the station concourse against the window between Platform 3 and 4 and Platforms 5 and 6. Here the train drivers perch on the rail and hang out while waiting for their next driving shift. “I never go there” said a woman train driver back then \u2013 \u201cThey just talk filth and give number ratings to passing women.\u201d
Myself I doubt it was ever that exciting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this week -a mere 9 years – later I went through Flinders Street Station and discovered the Perch was entirely occupied by women drivers. What a change! I wonder if they were also talking filth and giving number ratings to passers-by.

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Flinders Street Railway Station Concourse. I couldn’t find one of the Perch. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in 2010 when I was doing my blog about Flinders Street Station, I learned about the Perch. It\u2019s the steel railing in the station concourse against the window between Platform 3 and 4 and Platforms 5 and 6. Here the train drivers perch on the rail and hang out while waiting for their next …<\/p>\n

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