DriverEight
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Many years ago one of the freight companies had an advert in Commercial Motor seeking to recruit trainee train drivers from the ranks of the HGV drivers. The thinking seemed to be that truck drivers had skills similar to train drivers, such as solitary working, concentration for long periods, awareness of speed, spacial awareness etc. I'm wondering what careers people had before becoming train drivers, especially ones that made the switch in later life and also how old they were when they made the switch. For the record, I'm a 51 year old HGV driver thinking about a career change