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.

Transport for Wales spends more than £8m a year paying dozens of “spare” train drivers and conductors, the Senedd has heard. A spare driver works a shift but is not allocated to a route that day and ...

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