Old enamelled plate mechanical signaling sncf

Old enamelled sncf mechanical signalling panel. Reformed panel dating from december 1961 and materializing a warning. The latter, in the manner of the highway code, is aimed exclusively at train drivers. The warning instructs the driver to be able to stop before the next signal. Plate become rare because mechanical signaling is now a minority compared to light signaling. Beautiful industrial testimony of the french railways and the great trains of yesteryear (mistral, capitole, venice simplon orient express).