The train driver offer is for a 5pc backdated pay rise for 2022 to 2023, a 4.75pc rise for 2023 to 2024, and 4.5pc increase for 2024 to 2025 – twice the projected rate of inflation.

THE minimum age for train drivers will be lowered from 20 to 18 amid concerns over driver shortages. It means school leavers could be in the driver’s seat by the end of the year. Ministers say ...