The Government has announced that from 30 June 2026, the minimum age to become a train driver will be lowered from 20 to 18 years old.

Lowering the train driver age from 20 to 18 will give younger people the chance to build rewarding careers in the UK railway ...

Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the government has said, following concerns about the number of ...

School leavers are being given a golden ticket into one of Britain’s most skilled professions.

Kickstart a skilled, well-paid rail career straight out of school 🚆 ...

DAVE CALFE has a spring in his step: the new Aslef general secretary heads a union that has been clocking up wins.Some, like reducing the age at which you can start training to be a train driver from ...

School leavers in Wales will be able to apply to become train drivers from the age of 18 from 30 June 2026, under new ...

Young people in Wales will be able to apply to become train drivers from June 30, 2026, as 38% of Welsh drivers are set to retire by 2030.

School leavers are being given a golden ticket into one of Britain's most skilled professions ...