Abstract:
People are getting soaked by the rain because they are travelling in a train car without a roof. The trains of this era offered three different classes: The "Coupé" (1st class) at 2 francs for the trip Paris - St. Germain, the "Diligence" or "Berline" (2nd class) at 1,50 francs, and the open-air "Wagon" (3rd class) at 1 franc. The 1st class was occupied only by 1% of the passengers. The lines between Paris and Orléans as well as Paris and Rouen were inaugurated on May 2 and 3, 1843.
