Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Ian Lilley
Written : Unknown
Stars : Neil Oliver Lorne MacFadyen Mat Urey Steve Pearson
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : May 19, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Blea Moor Signal Box, Settle and Carlisle Railway, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Scotland Finestripe Productions
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : May 19, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Blea Moor Signal Box, Settle and Carlisle Railway, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Production companies : BBC Scotland Finestripe Productions
