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As well as his exceptionally long service, Momodou was also decorated for saving a passenger’s life. In 1962, when working as a relief signalman at Covent Garden Underground station, Momodou noticed a man walking past his signal cabin into the path of an oncoming train from Holborn. He immediately set all signals to danger and dashed into the Tube tunnel to save the man, with the train braking to a halt only ten yards in front ofthem. Broadcaster, writer, and racial justice campaigner. One of the Mangrove 9 who was acquitted after charges were brought against him and his friends for inciting violentprotests againstthe police in 1970

One of the Mangrove 9 who was arrested following aprotest againstpolice raids at the Mangrove club in Notting Hill in 1970 Momodou Samba, born in Gambia in west Africa in 1925, came to Britain during the Second World War when serving in the armed forces. In 1947, he joined London Transport as a permanent way lengthman, working through various grades within the London Underground. Momodou worked for the Tube for a grand total of 43 years, retiring in 1990 as a relief trafficregulator. Jazz pianist who played with many jazz and swing bands in London's evolving jazz scene from WWII until the 1980sLouis was born in Edinburgh in 1875 and was brought up in Plymouth. In 1900, he was licensed to drive trams for the London United Tramways (LUT). He stands driving the tram in this photograph from 1906, in his role as a senior tram driver. Standing next to him in full regalia is the Mayor of Kingston, Alderman Henry Charles Minnitt, positioned to ceremonially drive the tram on its first journey over Kingston Bridge. Standing in front of the tram on the right is Sir James Clifton Robinson, the LUT Managing Director, who deployed Louis to drive his personal tram,No.320.

Medical researcher, civil servant, and writer, with an award in her name to recognise LGBTinvididualswho have excelled in their field Pianist and entertainer and one half of variety act Harriot and Evans who performed for society figures and British royalty Known for his memoir which recounted his enslavement and subsequent escape. He later settled in Britain asaherbalist Spearheaded the Scrap SUS campaign and lobbied the government for 3 years until the laws were changed TfL Go enables customers to access live updates and train times for every station, as well as real time information on how busy London Underground stations are throughout the day to help customers choose the quieter times to travel.Community activist, civil rights campaigner who owned the Mangrove Restaurant in Notting Hill. He was also one of the Mangrove 9, who was charged and then acquitted for inciting violentprotests againstrepeated police raids on his premises. Musician, compere, and DJ. His big break came when hecomperedfor The Beatles’ first performance in Hull in 1962

Worked in an aircraft factory during WWII and is one of the first women of colour to allow historians to record her experiences of Exeter during wartimeA virtuoso violinist who impressed Beethoven and a member of the British Royal family who oversaw his music education