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Jacob Farr

The harrowing wartime rail disaster that shook Edinburgh and killed 216 local soldiers

For Leithers, May 22 1915 is arguably the most tragic day in recent history.

A train carrying half of the troops from the 7th Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Battalion collided head on with a passenger train just outside of Quintinshill, Dumfriesshire.

The incident resulted in 216 deaths and is to this day regarded as the worst British rail disaster ever.

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