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Quintinshill Rail Disaster (Gretna)
Blacksyke Wood awakens still to the sound of a blackbird’s merry trill.
His lonely tribute to the dawn is to remind us of that fateful morn
for eighty years have slowly passed since madam Fate her five die cast
to fall at random where they may on a perfect, cloudless, sunny day
– at Quintinshill.
She chose the place – she set the scene, near quiet, peaceful Gretna Green.
A train of Royal Scots, “Leith’s Own” were battle-trained and leaving home.
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