Lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18
Assesses the economic and social impacts of lowering the minimum age for train drivers from 20 to 18 years old in Great Britain.
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Following our consultation on lowering the minimum age to be a train driver from 20 to 18 years old, government will progress with plans to do this.
The de-minimis and equality impact assessments evaluate the economic and social impacts of lowering the minimum age to be a train driver in Great Britain from 20 to 18 years old.
For more detail on how the rail industry will implement this change, see the related implementation plan.