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  • Page 1 FRANÇAIS AU VERSO...
  • Page 2 We stand by our products 100%. If you ever have a problem with your model of The Canadian, or with any other Rapido product, please call us or send us an email. Our e-mail address is trains@rapidotrains.com. Our toll-free number is 1 (877) 738-6445.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Starting in late 1978, ex-CN equipment would be mixed in with The Canadian, and by late 1979 it was common to see a mix of ex-CN and ex-CP equipment mixed together in four different paint schemes.
  • Page 4: Minimum Radius And Swapping The Couplers

    F9B. Remember the white table cloth. If you are trying to run your Canadian on Peco #1 radius curves, then — to quote Monty Python — “you are a very silly man and I am not going to interview you.” Put your Canadian on a display shelf and buy a model of a streetcar.
  • Page 5: Powering The F9B Locomotive

    LEDs, and so have an extremely low power draw. In addition to the interior lighting, the Park Car of your Canadian also has working marker lights and a working drumhead. They can be turned on and off using the in- cluded Rapido Lighter just like the F9B;...
  • Page 6: A Special Note To Overseas Customers

    With so many fiddly bits on each car, there are many pieces that can come loose during the long journey to get to you. Consider this: if you are in the UK then your Canadian has been shipped from Dongguan, China to Hong Kong; Hong Kong to Prince Rupert;...
  • Page 7: Opening The Passenger Cars

    The roofs, sides and ends have been cast as one part. While this has helped us make our model of The Canadian the very best possible, it also requires a different manner to access the interior of your car should you choose to decorate or ac- cessorize your cars.
  • Page 8: Removing The F9B Shell

    We normally keep spare cars and locomotives for up to six months after it is released. If you purchased your Canadian or first opened it after that time, it is possible that we no longer have any replacements and that a repair is the only option. Please give us a call or write us an email, and we will see what we can do to help you out.
  • Page 9: Acknowledgements

    Bradley Cooper was our detail saviour. Without Brad, we would not have been able to find the underbody blueprints of The Canadian passenger cars. He did the legwork and pulled the strings to get us those drawings, which were previously only on paper and uncatalogued in a dark warehouse.

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