Train driver pay in Edinburgh February 2025
How much do train drivers in Edinburgh get paid?
Train drivers in Edinburgh earn
£13.46-35.27 per hour
Based on 15 employee reviews
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How are people paid?
An annual salary
100% of people report they get paid an annual salary.
Based on 15 employees
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What do train drivers do?
Train and tram drivers have the job of driving passengers or goods, in a train or tram, to specific locations.
Other names for train drivers are:
- Engine driver
- London Underground driver
- Tube driver
- Eurostar driver
You will work on a train or a tram, depending on what vehicle you are trained to drive.
This job may involve:
- Checking equipment is ready to use before driving
- Driving trains or trams on time
- Making announcements to passengers
- Checking with control centres for any problems on the route
- Recording any issues
You may have to work early mornings, late nights, on weekends and bank holidays.
If you want to apply for a train driver job, you might need the following:
- Some GCSEs or an apprenticeship
- Accepted on a trainee train driver course
- Be over 20
- Live a maximum of 1 hour away from a train depot
- Pass background checks
- Pass medical checks
- Pass drug and alcohol screenings
- The right to work in the UK
If you want to apply for a tram driver job, you might need the above, as well as:
- Accepted on a trainee tram driver course
- Have a driver’s licence