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Quintinshill rail disaster remembered 100 years on

The 100th anniversary of Britain's worst rail disaster will be commemorated at a special service today.

The Princess Royal and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon are visiting Gretna on e Scottish-English border for the event to mark the centenary of the Quintinshill rail crash.

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Colonel: Quintinshill rail disaster 'difficult to accept'

Retired Colonel of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Martin Gibson said he is very proud of the men who lost their live in the Quintinshill rail disaster.

He told ITV News: "We are very proud of the men who gave their lives, even before they got to war. That is the thing we find terribly difficult to accept."

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