Paris-Warsaw Express Crash
Series
- Series Name
- Gaumont Graphic
Issue
Story
- Summary
- NfO synopsis: Scenes of the wreckage of the Paris - Warsaw Express train.
- Researcher Comments
- Issue number and release date unknown. Taken as unreleased.
On August 25, 1929 the D29 "Nordexpress", running from Paris to Warsaw, derailed some 300 metres north of Buir station, near the town of Düren. Due to ongoing construction work, the train was supposed to be diverted to a siding, but the train driver noticed the signal too late, entering the siding at 100 km/h instead of 50 km/h. 13 passengers were killed and 40 injured. - Keywords
- Railways; Accidents and disasters
- Written sources
- bund Used for additional comments
Newsfilm Online
- Library number GR
- 15185
- Length of story (in feet)
- 46
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How to cite this record
'Paris-Warsaw Express Crash', Gaumont Graphic, 30 Aug 1929. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/386804 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)