GRETNA GREEN

Sheila is on her way to Scotland after a few hours sleep at Brampton.
Shortly after crossing the border, Sheila will pass Quintinshill railway junction outside Gretna Green which, on 22 May 1915, was the scene of a tragic accident when a troop train transporting one of the Territorial Battalions of The Royal Scots to Gallipoli collided with a stationary local train and, minutes later, was struck by the London-Edinburgh Express.
The gas-lit wooden carriages of the troop train caught fire. 210 soldiers were killed and another 224 were injured, making it the worst railway disaster in British history.
Sadly, more than 620 Royal Scots died at Gallipoli, including 100 survivors of the Quintinshill disaster.
The weather in Edinburgh today will be bright or sunny intervals and showers, locally heavy and thundery especially in the afternoon. It will be feeling quite warm this afternoon with sunny spells and a southwesterly breeze. Sheila has 100 miles to ride before she gets there.