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22nd October 1895: Granville-Paris Express train crashes through a wall at the Gare Montparnasse railway station

Published: October 22, 2026

The Granville–Paris Express train ran across the station platform in Paris, crashed through a 60cm wall, and fell 10 metres to the street below after it overran the buffer stop at the Gare Montparnasse ...