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BBC Radio Wiltshire Special: Hogwarts Express: From Swindon To Scrap To Screen (2021)

From Swindon To Scrap To Screen (2021)

Hogwarts Express: From Swindon To Scrap To Screen (2021)

BBC Radio Wiltshire - BBC Radio Wiltshire Special, Hogwarts Express: From Swindon To Scrap To Screen (2021)

James Thomas looks at how Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express was originally made in Swindon

James Thomas looks at how the Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter films was originally a Great Western Railway engine made in Swindon. Picture from Getty Images.

The Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter films was originally a Great Western Railway engine made in Swindon. James Thomas looks at how the locomotive went from being built in the town, to ending up in a scrapyard in Wales, to then starring in one of the biggest film franchises of all time. Picture from Getty Images.

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