How do tube drivers get home?

When it comes to travelling back home at the end of her shift, it's actually pretty straightforward. She told viewers that there are two depots on the Bakerloo Line – one at Queen's Park and one at Elephant and Castle – and every driver has a 'home' depot where they start and finish work.



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During the initial 12-16 weeks training, trainee drivers can earn up to £32,375. They can also obtain free travel around London for themselves and a partner and have overtime rates of around £36 an hour.

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What is the min and max salary of being a tube driver? Every tube driver earns the same which is 62k per annum. We have something called test train operators. They earn 75k, and can earn up to 100k with overtime.

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What hours do they work and how much holiday do they get? Drivers usually work 36-hour weeks and have 43 days of annual leave, including bank holidays.

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Training outside of London can take up to 12 months. Training covers hands-on driver training with an instructor, driving theory and safety training. You will have to complete a Personal Track Safety Certificate, as well as an NVQ Level 2 in Rail Transport Operations (Driving) before your training is complete.

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Most salary levels are just based on supply and demand economics really. What makes tube drivers different is the ability of their unions to make the supply of drivers extremely tight (and thus drive up their pay).

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TUBE DRIVER TRAINING Once they have the job, training to become a London Underground Train Driver is currently almost 6 months. Training outside of London can take up to 12 months. Training covers hands-on driver training with an instructor, driving theory and safety training.

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All London Underground trains are currently either operated manually (when a train driver controls starting and stopping, the operation of doors and handling of emergencies) or in semi-automatic mode (when starting and stopping is automated, but a driver operates the doors and drives the train if needed).

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The minimum age for a train driver on Network Rail lines is 21; 18 on the London Underground or for employment wholly within depot confines. Remember that these are only legal minimums; the way the industry works these days means you will probably be well above these ages before you get a driving job.

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Tunnel telephones and power control The traditional London Underground system for tube drivers to speak with control, by means of clipping a telephone on to a pair of exposed copper wires fixed to the tunnel wall at cab height, has been superseded by the advent of the Connect Tetra radio network.

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You only drive one line unless you are an assessor or a test train operator.

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Freight train conductors can't listen to music, books on tape, or do anything else that could potentially help them stay awake. Each freight train has two crew members, a conductor and an engineer.

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If you are a person who likes to work with some independence and isolation where your boss is not always watching you then it could mean interesting to you. This is a well paid job of driving a tube and the training support is there.

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Some London Tube drivers are now earning more than £100,000 a year, despite new technology that makes their jobs easier. Figures obtained by the Sunday Times reveal the highest-paid driver earned £103,374 in the year to November, a 69 per cent rise since 2012.

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The normal route to becoming a Tube driver is through working for TfL in a different role first - usually customer facing but it can just be within TfL - and successfully completing the probation period. After this, you can be entered into an internal talent pool or apply for a Tube driver position.

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Do London tube drivers seem overpaid compared to other countries? Their average salary is 60-70K, with some paid over 100K. Firstly, let's debunk a few myths here, mainly the BS reported by the Daily Mail & Evening Standard. A full time driver on London Underground earns a salary of just over £55K a year.

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