Montparnasse derailment, Train wreck in France
The Montparnasse derailment is a famous train accident that occurred on October 22, 1895.
The Granville–Paris Express overran the buffer stop at Gare Montparnasse.
The Montparnasse derailment has been depicted in various cultural works, including art and literature.
No one was killed in the train itself, but one pedestrian was fatally injured.
The iconic image of the locomotive dangling from the station has become a well-known symbol of early railway disasters.
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