They absolutely do not in Australia. They'd do a certificate of rail operation through some sort of technical college (we call it TAFE). A full-on engineering

They absolutely do not in Australia. They'd do a certificate of rail operation through some sort of technical college (we call it TAFE). A full-on engineering degree is wasted for operating trains these days. Much of the manual aspect of old locomotives is automated and you're not expected to maintain the thing.