Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster
2015 · 60 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 16 VOTES · DIR. Ian Lilley
Overview
Neil Oliver describes the worst ever railway accident in the UK, which happened a hundred years ago on 22 May 1915, in which three trains collided at Quintinshill near Gretna Green. One of the trains was a troop train taking soldiers to fight in World War I at the Battle of Gallipoli: many of the dead were in this train which caught fire due to escaped gas from the archaic gas lighting in the carriages. The cause of the crash was attributed to a catastrophic signalman's error, but Neil examines whether there were other contributory factors and whether there was a cover-up to prevent investigation of them, making convenient scapegoats of the signalmen.
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00:00:06 100 years ago
00:03:08 There is little sense here that the country is at war
00:05:58 The train had left very early in the morning
00:10:20 Private James Arnott, he was interviewed
00:12:40 of what people experienced.
00:14:46 but I received a tremendous impression
00:17:13 The driver and firemen of the troop train were interred at Carlisle.
00:19:52 have prevented either man from later setting the signal to allow
00:22:17 and we have to just ensure that whatever goes on
00:24:08 I think they've swapped over
00:26:04 The extensive examination into events that led to
00:28:38 It was Meakin's job to ensure that the expresses were not delayed.
00:30:49 when, at 6.49am, the troop train appeared, heading straight for it.
00:33:05 "Our regulations are there
00:35:09 It is also clear they very rarely were used.
00:37:33 Crushed and they would be thrown.
00:39:40 that would have greatly lessened the possibility of impact and
00:41:54 that the men were put on trial.
00:44:14 completely alien to him but would have damaged, er, his...
00:46:39 There was a sense amongst businesses, including the railways
00:48:51 describe Tinsley as suffering from fits
00:51:11 The deal was, we think, that Meakin and Tinsley
00:53:39 Those in charge were now seen as fallible.
00:56:22 within...100 miles of their home