Lowering the train driver age to 18 will help future-proof the nation’s railways, support young people in fulfilling careers ...

Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains after the minimum age was lowered from 20 in a bid to tackle driver ...

In a bid to tackle driver shortages and service disruptions, the UK government has announced plans to lower the minimum age ...

UK: The legal minimum age at which people can become train drivers to be lowered, with the Department for Transport saying ...

young people who want to become train drivers leave school or college at 18, get other jobs, and we miss out as an industry ...

Lines are often disrupted because operators depend on drivers working overtime to run timetabled services. The Government ...

A lot of train drivers are currently retiring, Mr Kennedy said, which prompted the decision to lower the minimum age. "The ...

The Department for Transport has officially lowered the minimum age requirement to become a train driver in the UK by three ...

THE minimum age for train drivers will be lowered from 20 to 18 ... minute train cancellations and will get more youngsters into jobs. Training generally takes between one and two years.

Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages. The minimum age to take on the role ...

young people who want to become train drivers leave school or college at 18, get other jobs, and we miss out as an industry as they don’t wait around until they turn 20 to find a career.” ...