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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, it approached the station too fast and the driver's application of the train air brake was ineffective.
About 40 yards (37 m) south of St Neots, a broken rail derailed the train, the coupling of the second sleeping car parting. The rear part of the train veered to the left and struck a row of goods wagons in a siding to the north of the station. The forward part of the train came to a stand about 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m) further on. [3]
This accident was immortalized by the ballad Engine One-Forty-Three. [5] November 11 – United Kingdom – Norton Fitzwarren rail crash, England: A passenger train collided with a freight train that had been shunted onto the main line when the signalman forgot the line was obstructed. Ten people were killed and 11 seriously injured.
1833 Hightstown rail accident, Hightstown, New Jersey; two killed plus 15 injured. Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]
Tram accident; Train-pedestrian fatalities This page was last edited on 26 July 2024, at 20:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
1895 St. Neots rail accident; Snaefell Mountain Railway This page was last edited on 6 May 2019, at 18:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Bloodied passengers escaped through the train's windows, while others staggered onto the platform, which was blocked by a collapsed section of the roof. Passengers on New Jersey train describe ...
The crash killed one passenger and injured another. The crash marked the first streetcar fatality in the history of Seattle. [57] May 23 – United States – The westbound train on the St. Louis and San Francisco road, which left St. Louis was wrecked at about 11:15 pm at a point three miles (4.8 km) west of Sullivan, Missouri. [citation needed]