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TRENTE SECONDES DE STATION. Tiens Joseph!... vlà tout ce que j'ai à t'envoyer... trois paquets et un voyageur. - Aie surtout bien soin des paquets!...
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M. · 1843
A man is jumping off the train because he only has thirty seconds to get off at the station. The train connection Paris-Orléans was built from 1837 to 1843. The speed of the trains was very moderate and the interior similar to horse carriages. Trains were not allowed to stop outside of train stations. Scientists of the period predicted serious brain damage of the passengers caused by the excessive speed of 25 km/h (15 miles per hour).
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