Quintinshill: Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster (2015) Online
- Original Title :
- Quintinshill: Britainu0027s Deadliest Rail Disaster
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / History
- Year :
- 2015
- Directror :
- Ian Lilley
- Cast :
- Neil Oliver,Mat Urey,Steve Pearson
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.0/10
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.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Neil Oliver | - | Himself - Presenter | |
Mat Urey | - | James Tinsley | |
Steve Pearson | - | George Meakin | |
Lorne MacFadyen | - | James Arnott | |
Alasdair Hankinson | - | Peter Cumming | |
Robert Watson | - | Himself - The Royal Scots (as Colonel Robert Watson) | |
David Howell | - | Himself - University of York (as Professor David Howell) | |
Archie Tassell | - | Himself - Son of Frederick Tassell, Photographer - Recorded in 1984 (voice) (archive footage) | |
Simon Cummins | - | Himself - Signalman, Network Rail | |
Anson Jack | - | Himself - Railway Safety and Standards Board | |
Adrian Quine | - | Himself - Railway Journalist | |
Adrian Searle | - | Himself - Co-Author, 'The Quintinshill Conspiracy' | |
Pat Sumner | - | Himself - Volunteer, Great Central Railway | |
Lindsay Farmer | - | Himself - University of Glasgow (as Professor Lindsay Farmer) | |
James Chalmers | - | Himself - University of Glasgow (as Professor James Chalmers) |
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