Karen Harrison's family hopes the image in Euston will 'inspire women to consider train driving'.
Karen Harrison applied to British Rail to become a train driver in 1977 and suffered discrimination in the roleA mural celebrating one of the UK's first female train drivers has been unveiled in London.Her sister said she hoped Ms Harrison, who was born in Glasgow and grew up in Finchley, north London, would continue to "inspire women to consider train driving".Ms Harrison applied to British Rail to become a train driver in 1977 under the name K Harrison.
Ms Harrison went on to campaign to improve life for women on and off the tracks, and took on various roles within Aslef, the train drivers' union.She died in 2011 while a mature student at the University of Oxford, and was working towards becoming a barrister specialising in labour law.
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