Train drivers' pay has risen by up to 62% in recent years... more than double ... trends now
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Striking train drivers have enjoyed bumper pay hikes of up to 62 per cent in recent years – more than double the rate of inflation over the same period.
Industry figures obtained by the Daily Mail show the average driver's salary has surged by more than a third – 34 per cent – since 2012.
But the highest increases across 15 train operators covering most of the country were 55 per cent and 62 per cent.
By comparison, the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation over the decade amounts to about 27 per cent.
Industry figures obtained by the Daily Mail show the average driver's salary has surged by more than a third – 34 per cent – since 2012 (Pictured: RMT boss Mick Lynch on the picket line on Tuesday)
Striking train drivers have enjoyed bumper pay hikes of up to 62 per cent in recent years – more than double the rate of inflation over the same period (Pictured: Striking drivers on the picket line)
It means the average
