Kings Cross

This blue plaque at Kings Cross was unveiled in October 2021 and is dedicated to Wilston Samuel Jackson, the first black train driver on British Railways. Mr Jackson died in 2018 at the age of 91 and his family attended the unveiling of the plaque. In this March 2022 view an Azuma and a Class 91 IC225 set are in the platforms.

Location: Kings Cross

Original line: London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)

Photographer: John Yellowlees

Contact photographer: John Yellowlees

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Date: 27/03/2022

Image number: 81183


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