Top UK rail safety body RSSB has announced its public support for reducing the minimum age of train drivers. The decision is informed by a detailed research project the group carried out amid the last Conservative government’s enthusiasm for the policy. The question remains whether the new Labour administration will also support getting younger drivers on the tracks. Here, RSSB explains its findings to RailTech and why, despite some public concern over teens driving trains, it thinks the measure should be pursued.