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Teenagers to be allowed to drive trains from this summer
Eighteen-year-olds will soon be permitted to drive trains, the government has said, following concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement.
Legislation to lower the minimum age limit from 20 to 18 will be brought before parliament this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the change due to come into effect from 30 June. The move comes amid fears over a potential upcoming driver shortfall, with a quarter of train drivers expected to reach retirement age by 2030, the DfT said.
Fewer than one in 25 drivers are under the age of 30, while only one in nine train drivers are women. The proportion of drivers that have an ethnic minority background is less than 13%.
The DfT said the change will "level the playing field across the transport sector.
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