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#OnThisDay 1915 the #Quintinshill disaster killed 226.
In this blog @UoP_History student George Robinson looks at the life & death of James Hannah, fireman of 1 of the trains involved.
He appears in our database, via his Union (@RMTunion).
Read more:
https://www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/the-quintinshill-disaster-and-how-workers-were-viewed-after-a-railway-accident/