Fill in the Blanks 1220trainOnline version 1220train by John E 1 highest last more basic Underground automated their eight Many unfair police London twice close Some London train drivers get paid than pilots . The - paid drivers on London's Underground got $130 , 000 year . The salary is $70 , 000 a year . This is the salary of a nurse . London's officers start at $28 , 000 . London train drivers also get weeks holiday a year . Many people think the salaries are because the job of a train driver is getting easier . drivers no longer have to drive trains . On trains , they only have to open and the doors . A spokesman said pay was for " professionalism " . Thousands of passengers travel on the Underground every day .