Hogwarts Castle - York, Great Britain. - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

The 'Hogwarts Castle' one of the many iconic trains exhibited in the Worlds largest railway museum. The locomotive made famous in the Harry Potter series of films.

The steam locomotive no.5972 'Olton Hall' a 4-6-0 Hall class engine, was repainted Crimson from its original green, & renamed 'Hogwarts Castle'.

"In the films the locomotive is depicted pulling a train of four British Rail Mark 1 carriages. Scenes were filmed inside King's Cross railway station, crossing over the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland and at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, along with internal scenes on board the train.

When filming, Olton Hall carries a "Hogwarts Express" headboard on the front smokebox, featuring the Hogwarts School crest. The same emblem is featured as part of the Hogwarts Railways' sigil on the tender and carriages. She retains her GWR number of 5972, but with alternative nameplates fitted, naming the engine Hogwarts Castle. She is painted in a crimson livery — a non-standard colour, as Great Western Railway locomotives traditionally used Brunswick Green.

The renaming as "...Castle" has become a railway preservation joke: "...the Hall that thinks it's a Castle". The Great Western Railway Castle Class engines were a larger type of locomotive.

A full-size replica of the locomotive is on permanent display at the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando." Text Source: (visit link)

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Locomotive Type: (required): Steam If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): The steam locomotive no.5972 'Olton Hall' a 4-6-0 Hall class engine Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): Admission is free but a donation of £3 is suggested, and appreciated. How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Only touching is allowed.

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