Hanne Bingle

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Hanne Kjer Nyboe Bingle
MBE
Born1958 (age 6566)
Denmark
NationalityDenmark
United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Transport for London driver (2001–2014)
Powerlifter (2008–)

Hanne Kjer Nyboe Bingle [1] MBE (born 1958) [2] is a Danish-born women's rights activist, former London Underground driver, and powerlifter. In 2017, she was included on the BBC's 100 Women list of most influential women.

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Personal life

Hanne Bingle was born in Denmark, and moved to the United Kingdom in the 1980s. [3] She is married to Ian Bingle, who also worked as a London Underground driver. [3] [4]

Career

Train driver

Bingle joined Transport for London in 1998, where she worked as a Customer Services Assistant at Piccadilly Circus tube station. [4] She trained as a London Underground driver, and started driving trains on the Victoria line in 2001. [3] She drove trains for TfL for 13 years. [2] During her time with TfL, she participated in the Transport for London women's network. [3] [4] Bingle wanted to address gender imbalance, as at the time, only around 13% of Victoria line drivers were female. [5] In 2009, she received an honorary MBE for services to women's equality and public transport. [3] [4] [5] [1] In 2017, she was included on the BBC's 100 Women list of most influential women. [2]

Powerlifting career

Since 2008, Bingle has competed in professional powerlifting competitions, representing Great Britain. She competed in multiple World Championships between 2008 and 2012. [6] [7] She is also now a National Referee. [8]

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