Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered to 18 in Great Britain

Move prompted by looming retirement crisis would help ensure consistent, reliable services'

If train drivers - like police officers - start looking younger, it may not just be you. Britain's trains could soon have 18-year-olds in the cab, with the government likely to cut the minimum age to plug a shortage of drivers.

Currently train drivers can obtain a licence from the age of 20 - although the vast majority of drivers are much older.