In a bid to tackle driver shortages and service disruptions, the UK government has announced plans to lower the minimum age for train drivers to 18. The law is currently 20. Rail operators currently ...

Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains amid concerns over driver shortages. The minimum age to take on the role in Britain is to be lowered from 20, the Department for Transport (DfT) has ...

The UK government has announced it will lower the age required to begin work as a train driver from 20 to 18. The statement from the Department for Transport said jobs and apprenticeships would become ...