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Trainee Train Driver - Farnham
South Western Railway is recruiting Trainee Train Drivers for its Farnham talent pool. Successful applicants undertake a Level 3 Train Driver Apprenticeship with classroom and practical depot training, progressing through a structured 14-18 month training programme into the safety-critical driver role.
Trainee Train Driver - Shunter Driver
Employer title: Shunter Driver. Southeastern is accepting applications for future vacancies at Ashford, Gillingham and Grove Park. This is an external-entry safety-critical train driving pathway involving shunting/driving units, route setting and train preparation. Successful candidates are enrolled on the Shunter Driver Apprenticeship Programme leading to a nationally recognised qualification. Full vocational training is provided. Applicants must meet Southeastern's depot travel-distance rules and age requirements.
Trainee Train Driver - Carlisle
External-entry trainee train driver apprenticeship pathway with Northern at Carlisle. Training salary £28,020, rising to £48,417 in Year 1, £53,424 in Year 2 and £64,772 in Year 3. Applicants must live within a 45-minute car journey, be at least 20 at application, meet train-driver medical and psychometric standards, and be able to work the full shift pattern. The in-house trainee driver course forms part of a two-year apprenticeship programme, beginning with around five months of classroom learning followed by mentored driving and at least 230 driving hours.
Trainee Train Driver - Hull
External-entry trainee train driver apprenticeship pathway with Northern at Hull. Training salary is £28,020, rising to £48,417 in Year 1, £53,424 in Year 2 and £64,772 in Year 3. The programme includes around five months of classroom learning followed by at least 230 driving hours with a Driver Mentor and ongoing competency assessment. Applicants must live within a 45-minute car journey of the station, be at least 20, pass the TDLCR medical and enhanced train driver psychometric assessments, and be able to work early, late, night and weekend shifts without relying on public transport.
Trainee Train Driver - GTS Talent Pool
External-entry trainee train driver talent pool for GTS, operator of the Elizabeth line. The programme provides expert training and hands-on experience to develop the technical, safety and customer skills needed to become a qualified driver. Applicants must live within one hour of an advertised depot, be able to pass a safety-critical medical including eyesight, hearing, colour vision and drugs/alcohol screening, work varied shifts, be over 20 and a half, have the right to work in the UK, never have held a train driver licence, and not have applied for a trainee driver role at any railway company in the previous six months.
Trainee Train Driver - Euston Talent Pool
External Trainee Train Driver talent pool at London Euston. Avanti West Coast provides a structured two-year programme leading to qualification as a Train Driver. Salary £47,100. Employer reference 038292.
Trainee Train Driver - Train Manager
This is an external-entry trainee train driver pathway with GB Railfreight, recruiting towards the start of 2027. Employer role title: Trainee Train Manager - Northampton (Talent Pool). Successful applicants complete a comprehensive training and assessment programme led by GB Railfreight's Training & Standards Department at its Peterborough training school, working towards a Train Driver Licence. Classroom training lasts 15 weeks. Applicants must have passed the Train Driver Psychometric Assessment within the past 5 years, live within 45 minutes of Northampton, be over 21, hold a clean UK manual driving licence and pass a TDLC railway medical. Training salary £28,937 per annum.
Trainee Train Driver - 2026 Campaign
Join Heavy Haul Rail's structured Trainee Train Driver Programme in Mendip, with comprehensive training, industry instruction, mentoring and a clear pathway to becoming a qualified Mainline Train Driver. Applicants must be 18 or over, hold a full UK manual driving licence, live within a 60-minute commute of BA4 4RA and be able to commit fully to the training programme.