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Wilston Samuel Jackson

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where he taught people how to drive trains. He is honoured by a blue plaque at
249: 166:"King's Cross: Plaque unveiled for Britain's first black train driver" 109: 96:, he was appointed train driver in 1962. At one point he drove the 66: 84:(17 May 1927–15 September 2018) was Britain's first black 141:"Britain's first Black train driver who's 'never been late'" 275: 57: 45: 30: 23: 119:He died on 15 September 2018 at the age of 91. 295: 8: 302: 288: 20: 270:This British biographical article is a 128: 139:Karpazli, Ertan (12 September 2021). 7: 260: 258: 134: 132: 108:locomotives. He later emigrated to 336:British people of Jamaican descent 274:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 262: 61:First black British train driver 16:First black British train driver 1: 74:to Wilston Samuel Jackson at 114:London King's Cross station 357: 257: 82:Wilston Samuel Jackson 78: 25:Wilston Samuel Jackson 341:British train drivers 92:. After working as a 70: 331:British people stubs 76:King's Cross station 90:Windrush generation 79: 49:September 17, 2018 283: 282: 172:. 25 October 2021 65: 64: 348: 304: 297: 290: 266: 259: 232: 231: 229: 227: 213: 207: 206: 204: 202: 188: 182: 181: 179: 177: 162: 156: 155: 153: 151: 136: 52: 40: 38: 21: 356: 355: 351: 350: 349: 347: 346: 345: 311: 310: 309: 308: 255: 250:YouTube channel 241: 236: 235: 225: 223: 215: 214: 210: 200: 198: 190: 189: 185: 175: 173: 164: 163: 159: 149: 147: 138: 137: 130: 125: 99:Flying Scotsman 50: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 354: 352: 344: 343: 338: 333: 328: 323: 313: 312: 307: 306: 299: 292: 284: 281: 280: 267: 253: 252: 247: 240: 239:External links 237: 234: 233: 208: 183: 157: 127: 126: 124: 121: 63: 62: 59: 58:Known for 55: 54: 53:(aged 91) 47: 43: 42: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 353: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 327: 324: 322: 319: 318: 316: 305: 300: 298: 293: 291: 286: 285: 279: 277: 273: 268: 265: 261: 256: 251: 248: 246: 243: 242: 238: 222: 218: 212: 209: 197: 193: 187: 184: 171: 167: 161: 158: 146: 142: 135: 133: 129: 122: 120: 117: 115: 111: 107: 106: 101: 100: 95: 91: 87: 83: 77: 73: 69: 60: 56: 48: 44: 33: 29: 22: 19: 321:1920s births 276:expanding it 269: 254: 224:. Retrieved 221:The Scotsman 220: 211: 199:. Retrieved 195: 186: 174:. Retrieved 169: 160: 148:. Retrieved 144: 118: 104: 98: 86:train driver 81: 80: 51:(2018-09-17) 41:May 17, 1927 18: 326:2018 deaths 72:Blue plaque 315:Categories 226:25 October 201:25 October 176:25 October 150:26 October 123:References 37:1927-05-17 196:Sky News 170:BBC News 145:MyLondon 105:Mallard 94:fireman 110:Zambia 272:stub 228:2021 203:2021 178:2021 152:2021 102:and 46:Died 31:Born 317:: 219:. 194:. 168:. 143:. 131:^ 116:. 303:e 296:t 289:v 278:. 230:. 205:. 180:. 154:. 39:) 35:(

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"Britain's first Black train driver who's 'never been late'"
"King's Cross: Plaque unveiled for Britain's first black train driver"
"Britain's first black train driver Wilston Samuel Jackson honoured with blue plaque at London's Kings Cross"
"Wilson Samuel Jackson: Plaque commemorates Britain's first black train driver"
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