pauljacob

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/

Any update on which year these are likely to arrive?

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.

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.