What Was Britain’s Worst Train Disaster In History?
Scotland's 1915 Quintinshill rail disaster is the worst train disaster in Britain's history. It took around 226 lives and injured 246 persons. This was the time of the First World War and European countries were stressed and mobilising for war. At that time railways were the most convenient way of transportation. In this incident, one train was of troops of soldiers who were brought towards Liverpool. This is the double collision between the 5 trains all because of the wrong signalling or fault of the signalman. Let’s understand how this worst disaster happened and what the role of Britain's railways in the First World War was. 1915 Quintinshill Rail Disaster - Worst Incident in British Railway History 22 May 1915 is the dark day of British railway history . On the morning of 22 May 1915, five trains were caught in this rail disaster outside of the Quintinshill rail signalling box at Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Unfortunately, more than 200 people died and this became Br...