The minimum is planned to be lowered from 20 to 18 to help address a staffing shortage
Teenagers will be able to qualify to drive trains under Government plans to ease a staffing shortage. The Department for Transport is proposing to reduce the minimum age for driving a train on Britain's railways from 20 to 18 as early as this summer.
Rail minister Huw Merriman said: "We want to open the door for young people considering transport as a career, and this proposal could give school leavers a clear path into the sector. By boosting age diversity in the sector and attracting more drivers, we can help support reliable services while creating opportunities for more young people."
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: "We firmly believe there should be enough drivers to cover all the available shifts and do not agree, as a union, with the reliance on rest day working and overtime. We've always argued that lowering the age drivers can begin their training will help the industry.
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