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Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains from June 30 amid concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement.
Legislation to reduce the minimum age limit from 20 to 18 will be brought before Parliament on Tuesday.
The move follows concerns about an aging workforce, as the Department for Transport said a quarter of train drivers are expected to reach retirement age by 2030....

Moves to reduce the age at which train drivers can begin training have been welcomed by their trade union.
Aslef said legislation to reduce the age from 20 to 18 will be brought before Parliament on Tuesday, which it believes will lead to drivers better reflecting their communities....

A former railway signaller has celebrated his 90th birthday with a special visit to the railway where he spent more than four decades of his career.
Eric Hilton spent almost 43 years working across the railway in a variety of roles, including becoming station manager at Crewe before moving into train planning, operations control and later working at Warrington’s power signal box....