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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montparnasse derailment canonical | 4 |
| 1895 Montparnasse derailment | 3 |
| Montparnasse derailment of 1895 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Montparnasse derailment Context triple: [Gare Montparnasse, incident, Montparnasse derailment]
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2009 Red Line collision
The 2009 Red Line collision was a deadly rear-end crash between two Washington Metro trains near Fort Totten station that became one of the worst accidents in the system’s history and prompted major safety reforms.
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Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Montparnasse derailment Target entity description: 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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A.
2009 Red Line collision
The 2009 Red Line collision was a deadly rear-end crash between two Washington Metro trains near Fort Totten station that became one of the worst accidents in the system’s history and prompted major safety reforms.
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B.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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D.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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E.
Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crewMemberHeldResponsible |
guard
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train driver ⓘ |
| date | 1895-10-22 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
contemporary postcards
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newspaper illustrations ⓘ |
| distanceFallen | about 10–12 metres ⓘ |
| fatalities | 1 ⓘ |
| hasCommonsCategory | Montparnasse derailment self-link ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaArticle | Montparnasse derailment self-link ⓘ |
| imageUsedAsInspirationFor | various artworks and posters ⓘ |
| injuries | around 6 ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | crew members fined ⓘ |
| location |
Gare Montparnasse
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Paris ⓘ |
| locomotiveNumber | No. 721 ⓘ |
| locomotiveType | steam locomotive ⓘ |
| mediaType | widely reproduced photograph ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic photographs of locomotive protruding from façade
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locomotive crashing through station wall onto street ⓘ |
| operator |
Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest
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surface form:
Chemins de fer de l'Ouest
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| partOf | history of rail transport in France ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Granville–Paris line ⓘ |
| railwaySafetyImpact | highlighted importance of braking procedures at terminal stations ⓘ |
| routeDestination | Paris ⓘ |
| routeOrigin | Granville ⓘ |
| speedAtImpact | approximately 10–15 km/h ⓘ |
| streetBelow | Place de Rennes (now Place du 18-Juin-1940) ⓘ |
| structureDamaged |
station concourse
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station façade ⓘ street below the station ⓘ |
| terminusStation | Gare Montparnasse ⓘ |
| trainType | passenger train ⓘ |
| victim | woman killed by falling masonry in the street ⓘ |
| year | 1895 ⓘ |
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Subject: Montparnasse derailment Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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