Marline Abdul Ahad has achieved her dream job of driving a tram in Melbourne after first joining Yarra Trams as a cleaner. Via SBSArabic24
Marline Abdul Ahad says she loves "serving people" in her capacity as one of 1500 drivers for Yarra Trams in Melbourne.After two years, she qualified to work as a tram driver.A former refugee from Iraq, Marline Abdul Ahad, 62, now drives trams in Melbourne, the largest tram network in the world.
Ms Ahad said she became fascinated with trams when she joined Yarra Trams as a cleaner during her first two years in Australia. “When the company saw our ability to work diligently, they gave us the opportunity to train the rest of the employees," she said.But Ms Ahad said she had already set her sights on becoming a tram driver.
Of her first day on the job, she said, "I read all the prayers and wished myself well on the first day as I was nervous because I did not know the streets of Melbourne accurately and I had to learn everything about them before the first day."
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