8-K

                                 UNITED STATES 
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington D.C.  20549


                         GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION

                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT

                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                  	Date of Report					October 19, 1995
	                   (date of earliest event reported)
	

                        GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION
           (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                               New York
              (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

                     		1-996		     			    16-0445660
	            (Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer)
						                               (Identification Number)


P.O. Box 10010
High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut		    	   06904
(Address of principal executive offices)	    	(Zip Code)


                            (203) 329-4100
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 5.		OTHER MATTERS

The information is incorporated by reference to the press release dated 
October 19, 1995 filed as exhibit 99 to this form.





ITEM 7.

(c)  Exhibits 

     		99  				Press Release dated October 19, 1995 announcing 							
               the resignation of Edmund M. Carpenter as 								
               chairman, chief executive officer and director of the 							
               corporation.




                       					SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




		

                               					GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION





                                 						/s/ Edgar J. Smith
                               						-----------------------
					                                    Vice President 					            
                                  General Counsel and Secretary



DATE:  November 2, 1995

EX-99

 
 
 
 
October 19, 1995
 
 
 
GENERAL SIGNAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS 
MICHAEL D. LOCKHART CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   
 
 
          STAMFORD, CT, October 19 -- General Signal Corporation 
(NYSE: GSX) today announced that its board of directors had accepted the
resignation of Edmund M. Carpenter as chairman, chief executive officer, and 
a director of the corporation.  Michael D. Lockhart, president and chief 
operating officer of the corporation, was elected to the additional positions 
of chairman and chief executive officer of the corporation.  Mr. Lockhart will 
continue to serve as president.  Ralph E. Bailey, a director, stated that 
Mr. Carpenter's resignation resulted from differences with the board of 
directors over the corporation's strategic direction.  He stated, "The Board 
and Ed Carpenter came to the conclusion that the corporation needed a new 
direction at this time.  We appreciate Ed's contributions to the corporation 
during his seven-and-a-half years as chief executive officer.  His 
repositioning of the corporation's businesses as well as his work on reducing 
costs have helped position the corporation for the future.  We have great 
respect for his abilities and wish him well.  We are very fortunate to have 
Mike Lockhart, with his many years of operating and industry experience, as 
the new CEO."  Mr. Lockhart has been president, chief operating officer, and 
a director of the corporation since he joined the company in October 1994.  
He previously held various management positions with General Electric Company 
from 1981 to 1994.

          In accepting the appointment, Mr. Lockhart said:  "I believe 
General Signal has a strong management team and many exciting business 
opportunities.  I am looking forward to working with our team to achieve 
our goals and to realize the full potential of our company."
  
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General Signal Corporation, with estimated 1995 sales of $1.80 billion, is a 
leading equipment manufacturer for the process control, electrical, and 
industrial technology industries.