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BHM – Plaque commemorates Britain’s first Black train driver
26 October 2021 | 5 min read
A plaque dedicated to Wilston Samuel Jackson, Britain’s first Black train driver, has been unveiled at London King’s Cross station….
![Presenter Tim Dunn and Network Rail's Chris Denham outside the closed Spa Road station, daytime](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tim-and-Chris-outside-Spa-Road-station-scaled.jpeg)
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The Architecture the Railways Built – Spa Road station
25 October 2021 | 4 min read
Presenter Tim Dunn tells us all about London’s first ever terminus in brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday….
![Close-up of 3D-animated original drawings of the Manchester and Leeds Railway](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Manchester-and-Leeds-Railway-3D-still-min.png)
From the archive: stunning historic railway plans revealed
21 October 2021 | 4 min read
![Leaf busting train prepares for Autumn](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Autumn-leaves-treatment-1310x688.jpg)
Leaf-busting trains prepare for autumn
19 October 2021 | 3 min read
![Engineer and write Gareth Dennis on a bridge over the Selby Diversion, daytime](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GarethColtonGoodSelfie.png)
The Architecture the Railways Built – the Selby Diversion
18 October 2021 | 5 min read
![Headshot of apprentice Keneefia Parker, outside, daytime](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Keneefia-Parker-apprentice.jpg)
Become a Network Rail apprentice
12 October 2021 | 1 min read