In June 2003 occured an accident in the railway tunnel of Monaco-Monte Carlo.
The railway line Ventimiglia - Nice-Ville remained interrupted for 8 months.
A local diesel powered train served only the route: Ventimiglia - Menton Garavan -
Menton.

The people travelling from Menton to Nice had to take a bus at Menton.
By the air temperature of approximately 40°C hunderds of passengers had to wait
several hours for a free seat in a bus to Nice. On the picture: Passengers at
the station of Menton, waiting for the bus to Nice.

Foto and scan: Slobodan Ilic, July 2003 (slobodan.ilic@bluewin.ch)