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1929 BOWEN-CLASS T-1A SELKIRK


1928 TEMPLE-ERA K-1A 1938 BOWEN-ERA SEMI-STREAMLINED PACIFIC


Bowen-class T-1a, 2-10-4 Selkirk 5903, outshopped in August, 1929. PFM’s 14th edition showed a good side-on pho- to of the T-1a which worked western lines and in helper service in the Rockies. The text noted that PFM im- ported a limited number of Canadian prototypes in affiliation with Van Hobbies of Vancouver, British Colum- bia. PFM usually named which manu- facturers made what models, but many remained unidentified.


From 1919 on, the Pacific was the RAILROAD MODEL CRAFTSMAN


standard, hardworking, fast passenger locomotive on the CPR. These originat- ed in 1919 as the G class and continued in construction into the 1940’s with many different classifications. This Bowen-era, semi-streamlined version incorporating the latest, most efficient technology, was in PFM’s 13th edition as an unpainted “1938 G-3 4-6-2,” which date identifies it as a G-3e. Canadian Pacific Railway’s Hudsons were as famous north of the border as were our high-speed New York Central


J-class Hudsons south of the border. A Bowen H-1a, 2813, outshopped in November, 1930, saw duty on Montreal- Toronto and Montreal-Quebec runs, as well as on transcontinental sections. The series eventually numbered 65 units. When in 1939 King George and Queen Elizabeth planned to tour Canada, their Royal train was led by a semi-stream- lined Hudson H-1d No. 2850, out- shopped in August, 1938, specially painted Royal Blue and silver, with cast imperial crowns on the running board skirts, large cast Canadian coats of arms on the tender, and a smaller one on the smokebox above the headlight. H-1d’s 2860-64, were subsequently painted grey and black with gold lined maroon spears, gold lined maroon pan- els on cabs and tenders, with crowns on the front step fascias. In this elegant livery, they became known as “Royal Hudsons.” PFM cataloged the un- streamlined 2813, and 2860 Royal Hudson, thereby satisfying those wish- ing models of both, making it possible to own six, early-to-mid twentieth cen- tury classic Canadian Pacific models representing a range of its different prototypes.


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