WATCH: Mural unveiled to celebrate pioneering UK female train driver
The artwork to be displayed at Euston Station features trailblazer Karen Harrison, one of the first female train drivers in the UK.
A train arrives at King’s Cross railway station in London on July 27, 2022 as fresh railway strikes hit the country. – Around 40,000 British railway workers staged a walkout, a month after the largest strike in 30 years as the UK battles its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
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An 8 x 5 metre mural celebrating the woman who led the charge for female train drivers has been created as part of new campaign by Avanti West Coast to encourage more women to follow in her footsteps.
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