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Any update on which year these are likely to arrive?
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The Canadian Cars are all wrong for steam anyways. Steam never hauled the Stainless Steel Budd coaches (proviso, i'm sure i've seen an odd shot here or there with a Budd in consist, but on a go-ahead Basis, the Budd equipment was introduced with the all-diesel Canadian as a marketing tool of modernity). If you just want a Canadian to have one, they turn up from time to time on ebay or in stores. Credit Valley Railroad in Missisauga has an Action Red on consignment for about $2K Canadian, or at least they did last thursday when i was in.
If you want accurate steam-era passenger cars, you can build a fleet from BGR Resin kits - http://home.cogeco.ca/~bgrgroup/index.html or run with various RTR heavyweight cars from Atlas (ex Branchline molds) or Walthers in CPR Tuscan that will at least approximate the look of a Steam Era passenger train in Canada.
Cheers,
Stephen
Result!
After 3 months looking, a Rapido 'The Canadian' set, CP Script, appears on Ebay Germany & I get my offer accepted!
So - Pre-order a Royal Hudson, get a few Rocky Mountaineer and Heavyweight Coaches, and I can model the Canadian Rockies - after all, none of the scenery or stations really changed over the period 1930's to date.
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Having been introduced to Canadian steam at Revelstoke Museum and Three Valley Gap roundhouse earlier this year, I'm looking forward to a CP Royal Hudson to add to the GP40-2 Rocky Mountaineer in my Canadian collection. My only concern - where can I get coaches to match these?
Unfortunately, I missed The Canadian release - wasn't aware of it at the time, and am now looking to replace my 1960's Triang Railways equivalent (just non-working loco, and tatty coaches left). Any chance of a reissue?
Will see Rapido at Warley - I'll be the one with the Craigellachie t-Shirt.
the titfield thunderbolt
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Not an April Fool, but Rapido Trains are planning a release of Lion and the various coaches, having obtained full license by STUDIOCANAL, who own the right.
https://rapidotrains.co.uk/the-titfield-thunderbolt-70th-anniversary-range/