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Asquith Xavier honoured with Blue Plaque at Notting Hill home

A Blue Plaque now marks the Ledbury Road home of Asquith Xavier, the first Black guard at Euston Station. His 1966 fight against a racist colour bar forced British Railways to overturn its policy, ending formal discrimination in London’s rail jobs. The plaque was unveiled on 15 August 2026.