Montparnasse derailment

When

22 Oct 1895

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

48.84° N, 2.32° E

Description

train accident on 22 October 1895

Deaths

1

Injured

6

Cause

operator error, excessive speed

1895 train accident in Paris, France

The Montparnasse derailment occurred at 16:00 on 22 October 1895 when the Granville–Paris Express overran the buffer stop at its Gare Montparnasse terminus. With the train several minutes late and the driver trying to make up for lost time, the train approached the station too fast and the driver's application of the railway air brake was ineffective.

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