Harry Potter fans fuming after oncoming train blocks Hogwarts Express

[thenorthern]

Harry Potter fans fuming after oncoming train blocks Hogwarts Express at Scots station

Fans had queued for hours at Drumry Train Station, Dunbartonshire yesterday to get a glimpse of the of famous locomotive.

Harry Potter fans were left fuming after their view of the Hogwarts Express was blocked by an oncoming train at a Scots station.

Fans had queued for hours at Drumry Train Station, Dunbartonshire yesterday to get a glimpse of the of famous locomotive only for a Scotrail train to block their view.

The Potter fanatics, including young children, were disappointed when the 4.12pm train to Dalmuir completely obscured their views of the distinct steam train.

Harry Potter fans fuming after oncoming train blocks Hogwarts Express at station

Fans had queued for hours at Drumry Train Station, Dunbartonshire yesterday to get a glimpse of the of famous locomotive.

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Just seen this in the news, it's been picked up by several outlets including Sky News.

I kind of think well tough the railways are there not for the benefit of trainspotters they are there to provide transport.

 

[hexagon789]

I thought 62005 was simply one of the locos for The Jacobite, but the film used a GWR Hall?

 

[LOL The Irony]

I thought 62005 was simply one of the locos for The Jacobite, but the film used a GWR Hall?

Indeed it did, but in canon, it was built at Crewe "before 1830" (from the HP wiki)

 

[ld0595]

Pretty disapointing to see some of the photos of crowds at stations yesterday, although it doesn't surprise me. People tresspassing, no physical distancing and no face coverings.

https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSCOT/status/1310621342258126856

 

[Peter C]

I thought 62005 was simply one of the locos for The Jacobite, but the film used a GWR Hall?

The 'Hall' in question being 5972 Olton Hall, now painted in an interesting Hogwarts Railways livery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4900_Class_5972_Olton_Hall

-Peter

 

[jfowkes]

Who actually owns the "Hogwarts Express" name, if anyone? Can any heritage railway just slap a "Hogwarts Express" nameplate on a random steam engine?

 

[Energy]

Who actually owns the "Hogwarts Express" name, if anyone? Can any heritage railway just slap a "Hogwarts Express" nameplate on a random steam engine?

Likely whoever owns the rights to the story.

 

[Journeyman]

Likely whoever owns the rights to the story.

I suspect Warner Brothers for the films, and Bloomsbury Publishing for the books. Several heritage railways would like to run official Harry Potter events, but they can't licence the name, at least not affordably. Hence "Wizard Weeks" on some railways, the closest you can get without infringing copyright.

 

[6Gman]

Just seen this in the news, it's been picked up by several outlets including Sky News.

I kind of think well tough the railways are there not for the benefit of trainspotters they are there to provide transport.

(coughs)

Not trainspotters.

Presumably Harry Potter fans.

Though the connection is pretty tenuous. Basically it would appear that any steam loco that crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct becomes an instant celebrity.

 

[Fincra5]

Oh well.. It's just a loco move at the end of the day.

They should have checked https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ to see if one was coming!

 

[HarryL]

Who actually owns the "Hogwarts Express" name, if anyone? Can any heritage railway just slap a "Hogwarts Express" nameplate on a random steam engine?

I believe a number of railways have run the Olton Hall locomotive (the one used in the movies) for unofficial fan reasons but usually put a generic "Wizard Express" name on it instead.

 

[30907]

I thought 62005 was simply one of the locos for The Jacobite

Yes, but the Jacobite attracts HP fans (such as my adult daughter and her friends!).

 

[SeanG]

I'm sure we can all relate, having been bowled by a unit of some kind over the years.

But of a nothing story as can be expected from a newspaper owned by the mirror group

 

[43066]

Just seen this in the news, it's been picked up by several outlets including Sky News.

I kind of think well tough the railways are there not for the benefit of trainspotters they are there to provide transport.

My reaction to the film clip was to laugh. Not sure what that says about me as a person

 

[PudseyBearHST]

Silly people. The best place to see and photograph the Hogwarts Express is Kings Cross. That is, of course, if you can get onto the platform
“yeh a wizard Pudsey”

 

[Journeyman]

Yes, but the Jacobite attracts HP fans (such as my adult daughter and her friends!).

When I rode it a few years ago, it was full of Japanese girls who practically had an orgasm when it went over the viaduct.

 

[thenorthern]

(coughs)

Not trainspotters.

Presumably Harry Potter fans.

Though the connection is pretty tenuous. Basically it would appear that any steam loco that crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct becomes an instant celebrity.

They are "Trainspotters" in the sense they are trying to spot a train.

I'm sure we can all relate, having been bowled by a unit of some kind over the years.

But of a nothing story as can be expected from a newspaper owned by the mirror group

Sky News picked it up as well.

 

[packermac]

This was the Ft William Carnforth ECS move I assume

 

[Philip Phlopp]

This was the Ft William Carnforth ECS move I assume

Engine and support coach only.

 

[Bald Rick]

Indeed it did, but in canon, it was built at Crewe "before 1830" (from the HP wiki)

Indeed so, as the loco builders have their tea at 7pm

 

[pieguyrob]

Oh dear, how rude of Scotrail to operate a railway service! They should hang their heads in shame. ( Can't wait for someone to invent texts that do sarcasm.)

 

[thenorthern]

Things like this happen all the time, a lot of photographers object to catenary put in as it spoils the view of steam specials.

The answer though is tough, the railways are there for the passengers not the enthusiasts.

 

[squizzler]

I thought the whole point of the hog warts express is that it is magically shielded from the eyes of “muggles”. So they got an authentic experience.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

Who actually owns the "Hogwarts Express" name, if anyone? Can any heritage railway just slap a "Hogwarts Express" nameplate on a random steam engine?

Likely whoever owns the rights to the story.

I suspect Warner Brothers for the films, and Bloomsbury Publishing for the books. Several heritage railways would like to run official Harry Potter events, but they can't licence the name, at least not affordably. Hence "Wizard Weeks" on some railways, the closest you can get without infringing copyright.

(coughs)

Not trainspotters.

Presumably Harry Potter fans.

The railway heritage industry and trainspotters are missing a trick here. The easy way to fill up empty spaces on your charter exploring the abandoned freight lines of North London is surely to advertise it as a trip for Barry Spotter and his friends.

 

[mpthomson]

Oh well.. It's just a loco move at the end of the day.

They should have checked https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ to see if one was coming!

Because normal human beings who aren't obsessed with the minutiae of headcodes and train timings are going to use an obscure website unknown to those outside the hobby and industry….

 

[Ianno87]

The railway heritage industry and trainspotters are missing a trick here. The easy way to fill up empty spaces on your charter exploring the abandoned freight lines of North London is surely to advertise it as a trip for Barry Spotter and his friends.

Some Heritage railways run "Witches and Wizards" evenings, with suspiciously similar font....

 

[43096]

Because normal human beings who aren't obsessed with the minutiae of headcodes and train timings are going to use an obscure website unknown to those outside the hobby and industry….

If you ask the site owner, he’d probably tell you that it gets far more use from “normals” than anything else.

 

[Ianno87]

If you ask the site owner, he’d probably tell you that it gets far more use from “normals” than anything else.

Typically the savvy commuter type looking up their platform at Euston.

 

[yoyothehobo]

I cant believe the Kettle got in the way of me trying to film the scotrail unit

 

[hexagon789]

Indeed it did, but in canon, it was built at Crewe "before 1830" (from the HP wiki)

Before 1830?!?

Yes, but the Jacobite attracts HP fans (such as my adult daughter and her friends!).

I guess - probably me being too pedantic again!