Railways: Training
Commons · Question 120681 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of train driver training places.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 18 Mar 2026
It is the responsibility of operators to determine their own workforce requirements, including the number of train drivers they need to recruit and train. However, we recognise that the rail industry faces an acute shortage of train drivers and that a sy...