Ian Pickering, who had 35 years' experience, endangered passengers, prosecutors say.
Ian Pickering previously admitted being over the legal limit for a transport worker and endangering the safety of passengersA train driver who "recklessly" went through a red light while intoxicated has been given an 18-month community order.
Prosecutor Lee Egan told Birmingham Crown Court that Pickering said in interview he had gone out the evening before and drank three pints of beer and a couple of cans."He had worked as a train driver for over three decades and in that time would have faced alcohol testing on a regular basis, and often at random," Mr Ward said.
"It's why it's obviously extremely important that you as a train driver should not merely act with all due care and diligence, but go the extra mile in order to ensure the safety of your passengers.
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