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Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, History

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Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary, History

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 ...See moreNeil 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. Written by Anonymous See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Neil Oliver Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Coast Australia (2013)
Mat Urey James Tinsley James Tinsley See fewer	Outlander (2014)
Steve Pearson George Meakin George Meakin See fewer	Doctor Who: Season 26B (2007)
Lorne MacFadyen James Arnott James Arnott See fewer	Vigil (2021)
Alasdair Hankinson Peter Cumming Peter Cumming See fewer	The Regime (2024)
Robert Watson Self - The Royal Scots (as Colonel Robert Watson) Self - The Royal Scots (as Colonel Robert Watson) See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
David Howell Self - University of York (as Professor David Howell) Self - University of York (as Professor David Howell) See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Archie Tassell Self - Son of Frederick Tassell, Photographer - Recorded in 1984 (voice) (archive footage) Self - Son of Frederick Tassell, Photographer - Recorded in 1984 (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Simon Cummins Self - Signalman, Network Rail Self - Signalman, Network Rail See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Anson Jack Self - Railway Safety and Standards Board Self - Railway Safety and Standards Board See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Adrian Quine Self - Railway Journalist Self - Railway Journalist See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Adrian Searle Self - Co-Author, 'The Quintinshill Conspiracy' Self - Co-Author, 'The Quintinshill Conspiracy' See fewer	Railways of the Great War (2014)
Pat Sumner Self - Volunteer, Great Central Railway Self - Volunteer, Great Central Railway See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Lindsay Farmer Self - University of Glasgow (as Professor Lindsay Farmer) Self - University of Glasgow (as Professor Lindsay Farmer) See fewer	Murderous History (2021)
James Chalmers Self - University of Glasgow (as Professor James Chalmers) Self - University of Glasgow (as Professor James Chalmers) See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Juliet Gardiner Self - Social Historian Self - Social Historian See fewer	Atonement (2007)
Richard Roberts Self - Consultant Neurologist (as Dr Richard Roberts) Self - Consultant Neurologist (as Dr Richard Roberts) See fewer	Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015)
Jack Ibbotson Farm Boy (uncredited) Farm Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Swallows and Amazons (2016)