caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
harrison in 1995 april 2011 oxford , england glasgow , scotland british 16 november 1960 first train driver . woman in britain to be appointed as a harrison_tuc_1995 . jpg karen harrison
 karen harrison train driver -lrb- 1978 -- 1997 -rrb-
karen harrison

karen harrison -lrb- 16 november 1960 -- april 2011 -rrb- was the first woman in britain to be appointed as a train driver , during which time she was an active trade unionist and political campaigner .
