Ruth Patterson
A blog about Henry Robb's Ltd. Shipbuilders and repairers from 1918 to 1984 at Leith.
All comments, corrections and extra information very welcome as this blog is the starting point towards my writing a book about the yaird, the workers and the ships of Robb's.
My personal interest? The Henry Robb who started the firm was my great grandfather.
Henry Robb Shipyard
Tag Archives: Leith History
Docu-drama on forgotten Leith rail disaster planned
IT was a sunny May morning in 1915 and the troops on board the train were cheery, whistling, comrades in arms.
As the train carrying 500 Edinburgh men bound for the Front approached Gretna few could have anticipated the horror that was about to unfold. Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Edinburgh History, Leith, Leith History, Scottish History
Tagged 1915, Docu Drama, Edinburgh Evening News, Gretna, Gretna Rail Disaster, Leith, Leith History, Lieutenant Christian Salvesen, Rail disaster, railway disaster, Robert Rae, Royal Scots, Theatre Workshop Scotland, World War One, WWI
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