Commemorating the Quintinshill rail disaster
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Policy and Resources Committee (17 February 2015) will consider a report on proposals to commemorate the centenary of the Quintinshill rail disaster.
The Quintinshill rail disaster on 22 May 1915 claimed 227 lives, including 216 servicemen of The Royal Scots as they headed for Gallipoli. Another 246 people were injured. The train crash, near Gretna, remains the UK’s worst rail disaster.
The proposed programme of events includes a march to Quintinshill rail siding; the opening of a Roll of Honour at Gretna Old Church; a commemorative tree planting at Gretna Green war memorial; the premiere reading of Quintinshill poem at Stormont village hall; and a wreath laying at Quintinshill Bridge.
Councillor Archie Dryburgh, the Council’s Armed Forces Champion, said, “As we commemorate the events in World War 1, it’s important that we take time to respectfully mark the centenary of this momentous event, which took place in our region. Our Council is working with local communities and a range of appropriate organisations to deliver a fitting tribute.”
For more information, see report to Policy and Resources Committee at:
http://egenda.dumgal.gov.uk/aksdumgal/images/att35964.pdf
Picture Curtesy of Old Pictures Facrbook page
