I then became a shunter, which involves helping to move trains in and out of depots, and becoming a train driver after that just seemed like a natural progression. As a freight train manager, I ...

How to become a train driver in Britain There are three normal ways of becoming a train driver. You usually need GCSEs grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, in English and maths.

But the 18-year-old's love for all things locomotive travels far further than his County Durham home - he has now become one ...