Driver to Controller

[notadriver]

Does anyone know if this is a usual career path for a train driver ? How many controllers are ex train drivers ?

 

[flashy fitz]

Does anyone know if this is a usual career path for a train driver ? How many controllers are ex train drivers ?

We have got 1 driver working as a Controller, (health reasons), but including myself we have 15 former guards ranging from Customer Information Controllers to Duty Control Managers.

 

[Pete2210]

Can't really comment on Network Rail, TOC's etc. but on LU very many Drivers T/op's) took promotion to the grade of Line Controller, the grade was fairly evenly balanced with ex Signalman and ex T/ops, interestingly though in LU Service Control Centres often ex Drivers made the transition better than Ex Signalmen, and carried out the signalling function very well

 

[LBSCR Times]

Not that many nowadays in the TOC's, mostly former Conductors, because the pay with Controllers for TOC's is less than what a driver can often earn!
For the same reason drivers invariably don't want to become Driver Managers either.