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The Hogwarts Express was the name of the train that ran between London King's Cross Station Platform 9¾ and Hogsmeade Station. It made this run about six times a year, maybe more, as needed. It also made the run back again to London at the end of term in June.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The Express dutifully carried students of all years to and from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It ...
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The Hogwarts Express was a scarlet steam engine that took students to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on the 1st September from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. The idea of a train came from Minister for Magic of the time, Ottaline Gambol, who was looking for a safer method for children to get to school, as Portkeys could make ...
Platform Nine and Three-Quarters (Platform 9¾) was a hidden platform at King's Cross Station in London. Magically concealed behind the barrier between Muggle Platforms Nine and Ten, this Platform was where Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students boarded the Hogwarts Express every 1 September, in order to attend school.[1] In order for someone to get onto Platform Nine and Three ...
It retained its GWR number of 5972, but with alternative nameplates fitted, naming the engine Hogwarts Castle. It is painted in a crimson livery — a non-standard colour, as GWR locomotives traditionally used green. [ 6 ] Olton Hall was not the first locomotive to be re-liveried to appear hauling the Hogwarts Express.
Jul 8, 2023 · The Hogwarts Express is the train that takes every young witch or wizard to Hogwarts School, which has made its home at Platform 9¾ an iconic image of the Harry Potter series. Still, there is a lot about the world of wizarding transportation that the books—and especially the movies—didn't cover.
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Dec 18, 2020 · The Flying Scotsman, which was the first express train from London to Edinburgh, ran the trip in over ten hours. By the late 1800s, the time was down to 8 1/2 hours. By the 1930s, when the Hogwarts Express locomotive was built, the time was down to about 7 1/2 hours. Edinburgh is in southern Scotland, and there's still quite a bit of geography ...
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May 20, 2020 · A sign overhead said Hogwarts Express, 11 o’clock.’ Harry arrives at King’s Cross to start his first year at Hogwarts doubting whether platform nine and three-quarters even exists. It took a nudge from Mrs Weasley to get him through the barrier, and he didn’t say a word to Ron until the youngest Weasley brother came to sit in his compartment.
