Train Drivers Get a Pay Boost, But What's Behind the Deal? The news that train drivers will receive an above inflation pay rise of 3.
6 per cent has brought relief to the rail industry, which has been plagued by strikes and disputes over pay for months.
The deal between Avanti West Coast and the Aslef union is the first to be approved under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who frequently commutes from London to Number 10.