Train or tram driver pay in Newcastle March 2024
How much do train and tram drivers in Newcastle get paid?
Train and tram drivers in Newcastle earn
£23.03-37.77 per hour
Based on 15 employee reviews
What do top employers pay train and tram drivers?
Who are the top train or tram driver employers?
Who are the worst train or tram driver employers?
Recent train or tram driver Jobs in Newcastle
How are people paid?
An annual salary
87%
of people report they get paid an annual salary.
Based on 15 employees
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What do train and tram 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