Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster(2015)
Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster Synopsis
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.
Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015) is a documentary and history film directed by Ian Lilley, released on May 20, 2015 with a runtime of 1h. It stars Neil Oliver.
- Director:
- Ian Lilley
- Production:
- BBC Scotland, Finestripe Productions
- Status:
- Released
Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Ian Lilley.
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The main cast of Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015) includes Neil Oliver. The film was directed by Ian Lilley. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster was released on May 20, 2015 and runs for 1h.