tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post2910515746085770764..comments2023-09-05T02:29:27.235-06:00Comments on Britishspeak: Rail disaster at QuintinshillRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-28953263897637552942013-01-09T09:04:33.650-07:002013-01-09T09:04:33.650-07:00The signalmen didn't "set the signals and...The signalmen didn't "set the signals and leave". The two men worked a scam where one stayed for about an extra half hour past the end of his shift to allow the other to travel by train to the signalbox. The first signalman noted train movements on a piece of paper, and the second one copied them into the log when he arrived.<br /><br />It was WWI, not WWII. And news of accidents or tragedies involving significant loss of life in WWI and WWII was always suppressed to avoid harming morale.George1507https://www.blogger.com/profile/05724776044060229853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-88698837433816077502010-11-05T05:38:26.655-06:002010-11-05T05:38:26.655-06:00The story has been known for a long time, however ...The story has been known for a long time, however in war many such episodes are not revealed until long after. Ships sunk with thousands on board at Dunkirk are examples of this.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-87279329891459751112010-11-04T21:16:21.803-06:002010-11-04T21:16:21.803-06:00@Adullamite - Yes, I read about the derelict worke...@Adullamite - Yes, I read about the derelict workers. The whole episode was a sad affair.<br /><br />@A. - I don't know how it was kept under wraps, pretty much, for so long. Of course the government didn't want the Germans to know so many soldiers had been killed, because they might have found a way to use it for propaganda. But it is odd that a very large number of people still aren't familiar with this terrible disaster. Google for pictures - the twisted wreckage and carnage are amazing.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-83078104115427991172010-11-04T15:28:06.178-06:002010-11-04T15:28:06.178-06:00This is the first time I've heard of this at a...This is the first time I've heard of this at all. It makes me wonder what there is still to be revealed about WWII.<br /><br />I can't imagine it would be possible now to cover up the type of incident you're telling us about because of instant communications by cell phone, but it does make you wonder how they managed to keep so many people quiet.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-19200673046245456062010-11-04T03:31:14.751-06:002010-11-04T03:31:14.751-06:00The 7th were a Leith Territorial Battalion. The tw...The 7th were a Leith Territorial Battalion. The two signal box workers had been working a scam. One set the signals and left 30 mins early, the other arrived thirty mins later than he should knowing all was well. They forgot about the troop trains, which always ran at night. They got long prison sentences!<br />The 7th remnants did end up in Gallipoli.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.com