Gap Fill - Train Drivers - Level 2

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There are reports that London train drivers get paid than pilots, police officers and . A UK newspaper reports that the -paid drivers on the London Underground earned $130,000 year, including overtime, bonuses and payments. This is 69 per cent higher than 2012. The salary of a train driver is $70,000 a year - double the wage of a nurse and more than what many airline pilots get. Police officers in London get a salary of $28,000. London Underground train drivers also get over eight weeks a year.

Many people think the high salaries are . The Tax-Payers' Alliance said: "These are totally [wrong]...the of a subway train driver is getting ." Many train drivers no longer have to drive the trains because train lines are automated. On automated train lines, drivers only have to open and close train . The drivers are going on for more pay. A spokesman said their pay was for " and expertise" in "delivering a professional public for hundreds of thousands of travelling on the Underground...every day".

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