Do train drivers get good money?
Railway train drivers are responsible for driving passenger and goods trains from station to station on set routes. Salary: £11,000 to £30,000 a year. Working hours: Train drivers work 35 hours a week on a shift system, plus paid overtime when required. This means that sometimes they start work very early in the morning and at other times finish late at night. They also work some weekends and bank holidays. Qualifications: There are no set qualifications to become a railway train driver. However, train operating companies do look for a good standard of education, such as some GCSEs grades or equivalent, preferably including English, maths and a science or technical subject. Additional work experience would be an advantage, particularly where this was in a job involved in delivering customer service. Applicants need to be at least 21 years of age before training can begin. However, young people aged 16 can start work at a station, and at 18 can work on board a train. In this way, they c
In the UK, train drivers receive excellent salaries and lots of perks (decent pension, holidays, etc.) Even on light rail systems like the Tyne and Wear Metro, the drivers earn over £30k per year. On the main line and on the London Underground, the drivers are all on around £40k or above. By way of comparison, the average salary for an average working person in the UK (in a full time permanent job) is around £25k per year. And I’m not sure of the average salary of a bus driver, but I don’t think it’s more than £20k per year. One thing worth mentioning is that it’s VERY, very hard to get into, with hundreds if not thousands of people applying for each train driving job that comes up. You see, there aren’t many jobs that pay over £30k that you can apply for with just GCSEs – most jobs at this salary level require at least a good university degree or professional qualification PLUS several years relevant experience before they’ll even look at your CV.
