Yep, allowances are on top, of course.
I disagree with the above. in my opinion driving a train in two dimensions along an immovable track, even if one must stay awake, is simply incomparable with the complexities of airline flying in three dimensions in an environment hostile to human life. Train drivers do not have to worry about hand driving off the rails, turnarounds, fuel, complex arrivals in many different countries, foreign ATC, pax, and the myriad of possible disasters that can befall the unwary or unlucky. I'll hazard a guess that train drivers do not learn to drive small trains, slightly bigger trains, then complicated trains with two engines etc etc. The only common denominator is bearing responsibility for many lives.
Anyway, back to thread.
