The Montparnasse train wreck in rare photos, 1895

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This extraordinary accident occurred on October 22, 1895 at Montparnasse, then known as Gare de l’Ouest. The drive of the express train from Granville to Paris, hoping to make up time for its 131 passengers, increased the train’s speed and the air brake failed. Smashing through the track buffers, the express careered across the station […]

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