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What is/are Hogwarts?
What is/are Hogwarts?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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What is/are Hogwarts?
Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:18 PM
With all the posting about hogwarts on here, I had to do a google search. Is it a fictional railroad from Harry Potter? Is that what everyone is always referring to?
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:21 PM
Yup, it's the fictional RR from Harry Potter. A forum member (Spacemouse) is modeling it as if it really exists. He's doing a supurb job too! Keep it up Chip![^]
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IRONROOSTER
Member since
June 2003
From: Culpeper, Va
8,204 posts
Posted by
IRONROOSTER
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:33 PM
There is a series of books and movies about Harry Potter. Harry is a young wizard and the books cover his going to wizards school. The name of the school is Hogwarts. The students ride a train to the school called the Hogwarts Express. It has a steam engine and set of cars in red. Bachmann has produced a model version.
Enjoy
Paul
If you're having fun, you're doing it the right way.
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Sunday, April 24, 2005 10:50 PM
The Hogwarts engine used in the movie was a Hall Class. The story is a lot of UK rail buffs were a little ticked when the movie crew tarted up a nice engine with scarlet. I understand it's back to it's correct color (colour). Google '5972 Hall' and you should see more about the engine used in the movie.
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SpaceMouse
Member since
December 2004
From: Rimrock, Arizona
11,251 posts
Posted by
SpaceMouse
on Monday, April 25, 2005 12:43 AM
Tarting up the hall got more kids interested in trains that any single action in recent history. My kid was one of them and as a result I have become interested in modeling.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
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randybc2003
Member since
May 2003
From: US
342 posts
Posted by
randybc2003
on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 7:45 PM
Hey - even the finest actors and actresses get make-up. If they can draw kids into the Worlds Greatest Hobby, - More power to them.
I tried searches as sugested. Zip. Nada. Had better luck: "Hogwarts Train", Images
Check Out:
http://kml.uindy.edu/shirley/springterm04/VIRTUAL%20TOUR/OXFORD/OXFORDDW.html
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 11:35 PM
I tried what I suggested and found many links. These links also provided the values of Olton Hall and Hogwarts Express that could be used on other searches. Many nice pictures, lots of history, current location, enough to chew up an evening on a slow dial-up. Also, I mentioned an opinion expressed on the web, not mine. My railroad includes the Hogwarts Express, Percy, the new Irish engine, a Weyerhauser Shay and an F45 among other things. I buys what I likes including engines not in proper color. Count me in among the kids. Being grown up is highly overrated.
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