For 10 years the Olton Hall steam engine has been in the media spotlight after its celebrated role in one of the most successful movie franchises ever made. But now, following the finale of the ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The train used for the Hogwarts Express has almost as sad an origin as Harry Potter himself.

Its sister locomotive, Olton Hall, was the train featured in the movies and is now at the Harry Potter Experience near WatfordCredit: Warner Bros It was hidden under tarpaulin, transported on a ...

HELEN Ashby, head of knowledge and collections at the National Railway Museum (NRM), did not know what she was letting herself in for when the NRM’s celebrity boss, seven year old director of fun Sam ...

For legions of Harry Potter fans across the globe, the Hogwarts Express is where the real magic begins. When the book's characters board the train at platform 9¾ at London's King's Cross station, they ...

There's something magical about the era of steam locomotives. The sight of these impressive engines thundering down the tracks, billowing clouds of smoke trailing behind them conjure up bewitching ...

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW expert Hilary Kay left a guest very disappointed after explaining an item he had, which was the basis of a replica for a significant Harry Potter prop, was worth far less because it ...

Emerging from the clouds of steam engulfing platform nine and three-quarters, the gleaming Hogwarts Express commands a special place in the hearts of Harry Potter fans. Yet there was a time when the ...