27: Gare De Lyon

On the 27th of June, 1988 in central Paris a runaway train collided with a stationary train in Gare De Lyon station, claiming 56 lives and injuring 60 more. Whilst the court found the driver guilty and sent him to jail, was he solely to blame? We look at how poor design decisions made Gare De Lyon inevitable.
With John Chidgey.

Prior Episode References:

• Causality Episode 6: Amagasaki

Links of potential interest:

• Gare de Lyon Rail Accident


• SNCF


• SNCF Class Z 5300


• Gare de Lyon


• Paris Gare de Lyon - A brief station guide


• Réseau Express Régional


• Brake Problems Discovered 40 Minutes Before Crash


• French Rail Chief Quits After 2nd Fatal Crash in Paris - LA Times


• Train Driver Jailed for Crash That Killed 56 People


• PRISON FERME l’Humanite (French)

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Episode Gold Producer:
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Episode Silver Producers:
Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.