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Travel Poster Trans Europe Express French Railways SNCF - Original vintage advertising poster for French Railways SNCF, promoting the high-speed Trans Europ Express (TEE) service, featuring a dynamic, low-angle perspective of the powerful CC 40100 multi-system electric locomotive, designed by the noted French illustrator Albert Brenet (1903-2005), the piece captures a sense of incredible speed through blurred ground lines and sweeping diagonal overhead wires, with block lettering in deep red and black details the route: Paris - Bruxelles - Amsterdam, highlighting the seamless international connectivity of the TEE network. Launched in 1957, the TEE was an elite, first-class-only rail network that epitomised the glamour and efficiency of mid-century European travel before the advent of the TGV. Printed by S.A. Courbet, Paris. Fair condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: France, designer: Albert Brenet, size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1965.