Where did this picture come from? - Montparnasse Derailment
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- In this video, we take a quick look at perhaps one of the most iconic railway accidents in history, the Montparnasse derailment
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“Well Gordon, I knew you wanted a panoramic view but this is not the way to achieve it…..”
"Yes sir, sorry sir." Muttered Gordon.
Well that was the basis behind that episode.
@@robrice7246 I know, that’s why I said the quote
And of course Sir Topham Hatt was very cross
@@xsailor85 who punished him severely
Engine 721: "How the heck did I get here!?"
Locomachine: don't know?
"Same as it ever way... same as it ever was..."
I used to have this on a posted that just said "Shit!"
Good video just one comment: It's pronounced "monparnas" with the "s" sounded.
I remember "Oh Shit!" posters being a pre-internet meme / staple of joke shops, head shops and seaside shops that sold mucky postcards.
@@worldcomicsreview354 I used to have a copy of that poster on a wall in my student room.
My poster was in French labelled "Merd !"
@@pjeaton58 merde, dont forget the e that we dont pronounce please 🤣
"Maybe it is better late, and not driven through a brick wall." Well put!
My grandfather has this hung up at his house, before it was replaced. Always enjoyed looking at it.
Damn, and the one casualty wasn't even from the train directly!
Hope the two kids were offered clerk position within the company. Imagine the company that killed your mother in a train crash went up to you and said:
"Kid, you're 18 now.. wanna work on a loco?"
that'd be fucked up
I mean, they could have had a desk job. Not all railway jobs are actually aboard the train itself.
@@skydive7054 Exactly
brings a whole new meaning to "Better late than never"
The 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck was a railway accident in Union Station in Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1953. The brakes on the cars of the Federal Express, a passenger and mail train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, malfunctioned and the train crashed into the station, jumped the passenger platform, and plunged through the floor of the passenger concourse into the basement of the train station. There were no deaths, but 43 people were injured in the incident. - From Wikipedia
You have the word "ass" in English... So it shouldn't be that hard to pronounce "Montparnasse" (from Mont Parnasse aka Mount Parnassus).
Say after me "MON- PAR-NASS"
0:59 FREDDY'S MUSIC BOX
Also great video 👌👏😁
Song in the background is Les Toreadors (March of the Toreadors), in which the music box musix is from.
@@reichtangleanschluss509 yes
Quite nice of you to get all this detail into less than two minutes, instead of trying to drag it out over 10 to get monetized.
Interesting video
You’ve probably seen this photo before and wondered
Now how the hell did that happen
That locomotive in hugo movie and the real picture is look diffrent
Ah yes, the cover of Mr. Big's "Lean Into It" Album.
(grabs the makita power drill and a guitar)
Scrolled until I found a comment referencing this 🤣
"Euston, we have a problem."
better late than nev- being smashed through a brick wall
Used to have this pic at my parent's house.
I have never heard of this incident. When I saw the thumbnail I was like, 😱
René Magritte's initial prototype?
One video of the moneparness accident without refrencing a better view for Gordon,
The train station where this happened were destroyed and replaced by a really ugly one which is a shame, montparnasse has become one of the ugliest part of paris notably due to the tour montparnasse, in Paris we always says that the top of the tour montparnasse is the best view on Paris, because it's the only one where you dont see the tour montparnasse, btw your French accent is really funny lol
Sir topham hatt: well Gordon I know you wanted a panoramic view but this is not the way to achieve it
Gordon: yes sir sorry sir
Hey. I even have this picture hanging on wall in my room.
Check French pronunciation. It is more like “maw- par- nahsse.”
Picture?
Mon-pa-nas
Did anyone die
Hold, Is That Freddy’s Jingle?
Better late than dead on time.
Help me! Please!
What type of engine of class this was because after I found out about this mouth's ago Idk what engine it is.
the event is pre-nationalisation, so the "chemins de fer de l'ouest" (western railroads) may refer to the company operating the line, we also know the engine N°:721
sadly pre-nationalisation French engines aren't as well documented as the British or German ones
but going from the known view we can see:
-boiler and smokebox:
the smokebox is rather short, about a deep as the diametre of the chiney which is almost straight, two domes of different size are situated close the chimney, in front of the larger dome we can see two sweeping pies that must be the cylinders steam feed, the smaller dome is situated vertical to the forward driving wheel. the rear section of the boiler bulges from the rest of the unit, and has a bell-shaped apparatus at it's top
-driving train:
no apparent cylinder, with simple valve linkage, apprears to have one leading axle and no trailing axle, coupled with the 2 large driving wheels that would make it a 1-2-0/2-4-0 type engine, the driving wheels are protruding over the sideplates and their top section is protected, outboard of the wheel casings we can spot the suspension springs
-cab:
very basic windshield with a lip bending backwards and two small round viewports, the footplate is flanked on each side by a box-like structure that envelop parts of the rear driving wheel suspension and equipped with a handrail at the very rear.
luckily i was able to find a forum thread showing various models of locomotives used by the compagnie des chemins de fer de l'ouest (www.cparama.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=21239) in which i was able to spot the machine immediately preceding the one involved in the accident:
www.cparama.com/forum/cartes2014a/1400852639-16-001.jpg engine #720 type 120 for passenger trains, series 701 to 743, sadly not much more information
the french wikipedia page on French locomiteve says that the #707 to #743 were still in stock when the nationalisation occured (1938) and were renamed 120A 707 to 743 (fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_%C3%A0_vapeur_fran%C3%A7aises#Origine_OUEST), the A denotes that they were the oldest model of the type in circulation at the time of incorporation
Well thx
And lets not forget that it was inspired from an episode of Thomas and Friends
If you're going to screw up, at least do so in a fashion that leaves everyone involved wondering 'how the hell did you do THAT?!'.
True Dat
And do so, for many generations thereafter.
Facts
👌🤪
Noted
Gordon goes to paris, le view de panoramic
😂😂😂😂 That was good 😂😂😂😂
@@SimplyTakuma thx
Then there's was trouble,as Gordon approach to the station none a driver or fireman couldn't apply his brake,someting had jammed.The driver reduce steam but Gordon was still going to fast!
(crash into the wall)
Gordon:hElp mE,pLEasE
@@muhammadizzdanish8113 litterally the film Hugo
If I remember correctly the woman who was killed was running a bookstall outside the station, and was only covering for that day -talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time....
Interesting! I've heard her selling newspapers, and flowers!
Atleast her childs life was secured with railway job
Can’t imagine running any modern machinery off a 30ft drop and expecting it to still work
Depends on the machine. I know equipment that would take the hit and keep going. Most of it older than 1970, but there are a few modern ones too.
Nothin runs like a steamer
Honestly.
I mean, it probably had to be repaired a bit before being put back into service, but yeah, most stuff would be absolutely totaled by that kind of crash.
Steam engines were made of real steel, and they could sometimes be solid hunks of heavy machinery. Modern machinery is made with things like aluminum and other weak materials
“He was trying to make up time”
It’s the thought that counts
Lol
Imagine giving directions to someone back then, like “and just take a left past the giant train that drove through a wall and landed in the middle of the street”
You need proof that trains are the safest way to travel?
Here you go.
One of the most famous train accidents, where a train runs through 30 of floor and a brick, wall before falling down and entire floor.
And the Casualties? One person.
Thats it.
And she was not even a passenger.
#TrainsDaBest
Ummm no, back then yes.
#traingaing
@@davidantoniocamposbarros7528 traingain? You mean traingang?
And that person was not even on the train.
Surprising how the only person that died wasn't even on the train. I mean look at the image, its astounding how the engine crew survived
they didn't actually
"Well Gordon, I knew you wanted a panoramic view, but this is *not* the way to achieve it."
The Wright brothers looked at the photo and decided that there had to be a better way to get a locomotive to fly.
The Brits already did this... with the Flying Scotsman!
I'll see myself out.
the Russians decided lets make tanks fly. Rumor is they are still working on the flying train plan.
@@josephdedrick9337 With nuclear missiles
It's pronounced "Mon-parnASS".
"Hey look it's the Station Joke!" -Every Thomas Fan Ever
There’s a somewhat similar picture of a locomotive which ran through a brick wall at Bradford Adolphus Street, which was built as a passenger station, but only lasted for a few years in that form and then became a goods station. The locomotive ended up un it’s side on Dryden Street below. The site was somewhat to the east of where Bradford Interchange is today.
Never knew about this, so I went to go look it up. I learned something new today, thank you!
You missed the biggest referance of all! "A better view for Gordon" hahaha
Train of thought: pronounces "Montparnasse" as /Monparnay/
Me a french: "MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!!"
Meh, an attempt was made. You know most of us would say "Mont-parn-arse" and be done with it.
@@worldcomicsreview354 That's actually a lot closer to how it should be pronounced...
The station joke
The original version
One keeps forgetting just how tough these locomotives were. Thing is like a giant mace in vehicular form.
#TimothyGeorgeCana Sir Topham Hatt made Gordon shunt and move the Troublesome trucks all around Sodor for a month, who ribbed him incessantly about him trying to see Paris's famous landmarks. He was not amused and his pride of being a really useful engine took a serious dive and was totally shattered.
There's some magic instilled onto this photograph, something that words can't give proper justice to
The first time I saw this picture was in the loos of a Café Rouge!
Imagine just strolling through town and then a god damn steam engine smashes through a station wall infront of you
is this the first video??
The guard responsible for the brake was occupied with paperwork? Isn't that the equivalent to texting and driving?
Why is it playing FNAF theme in the background 😂
Damnit TRXN
reminds me of the photo of the ATSF f unit number 19 which ran through the end of the LA union station on january 25th 1948
How the hell did they get the tracks to go to the upper floors of the building without the train collapsing through the floor?!? That's insane!!!
They didn't, the ground isn't level.
Brian Bennett Oh come on, trains aren't *that* heavy.
It seems incredible there was only 1 fatality. I wonder how many injured?
The passengers were not to Hurt
But the driver and fireman did get very hurt
Better view for Gordon
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Surely, that's not the correct pronunciation of "Montparnasse"? The last syllable is pronounced "nass".
What happened to the other person
yeah what about "A Better View For Gordon"
They did also reference it in thomas and friends in the episode: "a better view for gordon"
If I may make a suggestion; for the folks more interested in trains, you might have explained how the station came to be built with the platforms above the street grade.
I'm fairly sure that there was a good reason, local geography being the most likely. None the less, a short explanation of the apparent grade separation would help to understand this accident. Thank you for your efforts.
FNAF oh no 1:23
I kinda understand why the driver and fireman did this. After all, personaly I dont really want to turn into a square. But hey, its just my preference :)
Channel is bugged because when I try to look at it from the subscribe icon it fucking TH-cam
1:09 fun fact: the song is from fnaf
MontparnaSSe, like ass, not Montparnay, nay! Thx😁🙄
And btw, poor Marie was not aboard the train but maneged the newsstand on the floor ground when the locomotive fell over her head.
Ah yes, " one of our former workers killed your mother. Would you like to work here with us?"
Hey can you make a video on steam turbine locos?
1:05 is the the Toreador March?
TRXN and the station joke
was this the first video made/uploaded to the channel?
Luckily almost nobody was hurt
TheRealXboxNerd will be proud
At 1:05 the music sounds like fnaf music
A better Paris view for Gordon
Likely also some inspiration for the 1976 comedy movie “Silver Streak”.
th-cam.com/video/8iohKC5jJWY/w-d-xo.html
A better view for Gordon irl
That is just weird
SURPRISE! Station joke.
this image is on my wall
Legend has it, we'll never know the locomotive's basis
At one point I seemingly found it but lost it.
That's NOT Montparnet. It's MontParnasse and if you speak only English then the correct pronunciation is "Mon-parnass" (Yes, with an emphasis on the last 3 letters :-S )
Mon-pah-nay?
Mong-pa-nass.
So basically a 100 or more ton locomotive plunged at 60 km/h through a train station. Splendid
Don't want to think what the 300 km/h monsters might do.
I can't hear this music without thinking of either a song about beer or a bear named Fred.
The real story of the TRXN station joke.
What terrible luck that poor woman. A train just burst through a wall in most unlikely of places, must have been terrifying.
Imagine your mother is killed in a Train accident and the company responsible offers you a job as an apology when you're older.
A Better View for Gordon but the bad ending.
I mean, they never said there wasn't casualties in A Better View. For all we know, this could've been the good ending. xP
@@JennyBlaze253 Fair point.
Cinemas after the French invent them and then record a train:
Almost like that dutch accident on that art whale tale was time repeating itself😨 luckily there were no wounded and the train was i think empty