Montparnasse derailment
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The Montparnasse derailment was a famous 1895 train accident in Paris in which a locomotive overran the buffers at Gare Montparnasse and dramatically crashed through the station wall onto the street below.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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railway accident → train derailment → |
| aftermath |
locomotive removed using cranes and winches
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station façade repaired → |
| cause |
excessive speed on approach to terminus
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failure to apply the Westinghouse air brake in time → insufficient use of handbrakes by train crew → train overran the buffer stop → |
| cityDistrict |
Montparnasse
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| country |
France
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| crewMemberHeldResponsible |
guard
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train driver → |
| date |
1895-10-22
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| depictedIn |
contemporary postcards
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newspaper illustrations → |
| distanceFallen |
about 10–12 metres
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| fatalities |
1
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| hasCommonsCategory |
Montparnasse derailment
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| hasWikipediaArticle |
Montparnasse derailment
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| imageUsedAsInspirationFor |
various artworks and posters
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| injuries |
around 6
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| legalConsequence |
crew members fined
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| location |
Gare Montparnasse
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Paris → |
| locomotiveNumber |
No. 721
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| locomotiveType |
steam locomotive
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| mediaType |
widely reproduced photograph
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| notableFor |
iconic photographs of locomotive protruding from façade
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locomotive crashing through station wall onto street → |
| operator |
Chemins de fer de l'Ouest
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| partOf |
history of rail transport in France
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| railwayLine |
Granville–Paris line
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| railwaySafetyImpact |
highlighted importance of braking procedures at terminal stations
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| routeDestination |
Paris
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| routeOrigin |
Granville
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| speedAtImpact |
approximately 10–15 km/h
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| streetBelow |
Place de Rennes (now Place du 18-Juin-1940)
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| structureDamaged |
station concourse
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station façade → street below the station → |
| terminusStation |
Gare Montparnasse
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| trainType |
passenger train
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| victim |
woman killed by falling masonry in the street
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| year |
1895
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Montparnasse derailment
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hasCommonsCategory |
|
Montparnasse derailment
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hasWikipediaArticle |
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Gare Montparnasse
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|
incident |