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Sign: London - Commemorative plaque for the first black train driver at King’s Cross Station


Address:
King’s Cross, Euston Rd, London N1 9AL, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
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Shape:
Circle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Trains and railroads
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On the sign:
WILSTON SAMUEL JACKSON
Born 17 May 1927 Jamaica
First Black British Train Driver
Fireman & Driver of Steam and Diesel Locomotives out of King’s Cross & St Pancras
1952-1967
Fireman & Driver of the locomotives ’Mallard’ and ’The Flying Scotsman’ and the train "The Elizabethan"

Died 15 September 2018
aged 91
Photography:
2022
Eli Zvuluny
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The sign, located at King’s Cross Railway Station, indicates the firefighter who later became the first black train driver. The sign indicates a number of known trains in which he drove.

The place where the sign is located was photographed that day Click for a larger image

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