what Rolling stock would the hogwarts express be using today?

[popeter45]

considering the economics/age/pollution of the a 90 year old GWR 4900 you would think at some point they would upgrade the hogwarts express to something a bit more new/shiny?
now thinking of a HST Hogwarts express now

 

[Whistler40145]

Would it be PRM modified?

 

[Ashley Hill]

A Deltic on a rake of Mk2s. I'd challenge the DPG to paint one red
Seriously probably an IET, they need some magic!

 

[pieguyrob]

Seriously probably an IET, they need some magic!

Would that be to sort the seats out?

 

[Iskra]

considering the economics/age/pollution of the a 90 year old GWR 4900 you would think at some point they would upgrade the hogwarts express to something a bit more new/shiny?
now thinking of a HST Hogwarts express now

In terms of modern traction, I'm sure A1 Tornado could take over?

Seriously though, it would have to be a Pendo. Pulled by a team of Patronus' of course off the OHLE.

Maybe a 442 though...

 

[ComUtoR]

Pulled by a team of Patronus'

Don't you mean 'Thestrals' ?

 

[swt_passenger]

Maybe a 442 though...

Why would anyone seriously think of anything else?

 

[Calthrop]

Musing on this thread, I entered "Hogwarts" in the forums' "search" facility. A little to my surprise, I found that it fetched up no less than fourteen pages of back-references to posts containing the word. The majority were -- as one might expect -- about things to do with 5972 and / or the Fort William -- Mallaig line; or connected with various "Quizzes and Games"; but there was also a fair bit of other material -- as witness this present thread !

 

[hexagon789]

considering the economics/age/pollution of the a 90 year old GWR 4900 you would think at some point they would upgrade the hogwarts express to something a bit more new/shiny?
now thinking of a HST Hogwarts express now

Surely the loco would or could have various charms and spells cast upon it making any question of those issues superfluous?

 

[Esker-pades]

HST. Mainly because when one rolled into Stirling, someone on the platform asked "is that the Harry Potter train?" .

 

[Roast Veg]

Since the locomotive was made at Crewe by Muggle workers in 1830[sic], received magical modifications immediately, and continued to provide a service of one train each way per year until at least 1997, I would assume that it would still be in service today. Any replacement would likely be with brand new self propelled stock - perhaps a Hitachi AT300 with magically extended batteries.

 

[D365]

Since the locomotive was made at Crewe by Muggle workers in 1830[sic], received magical modifications immediately, and continued to provide a service of one train each way per year until at least 1997, I would assume that it would still be in service today. Any replacement would likely be with brand new self propelled stock - perhaps a Hitachi AT300 with magically extended batteries.

As far as I know, they also provide a return trip to Kings Cross, either side of the Christmas break. Just seeing if we can improve the business case

 

[hooverboy]

HST. Mainly because when one rolled into Stirling, someone on the platform asked "is that the Harry Potter train?" .

I agree.

It does have a certain degree of quaintness to it as a heritage type train,and is very much modelled as express.
I don't think HST's would get quite the same green-bashing as a deltic would, they are perceived as a bit more environmentally friendly.

A deltic+mk2's would be very good though,they do have such nice "racey" engines that make them sound super fast.

 

[Tetchytyke]

Dr Beeching would have closed the line in the 60s, and so it would be a replacement coach service.

 

[Calthrop]

Dr Beeching would have closed the line in the 60s, and so it would be a replacement coach service.

Quoth A. Dumbledore: "Who is this Dr. Beeching of whom you Muggles speak? We know him not, and spurn and disregard whatever non-wizardly nonsense he might perpetrate."

 

[D365]

A deltic+mk2's would be very good though,they do have such nice "racey" engines that make them sound super fast.

If you ever get the chance to drive one "light engine", the acceleration is phenomenal. And that's even with only one engine!

 

[py_megapixel]

Perhaps you could couple together every Adelante ever built. After all, Hogwarts magic could probably fix the various problems that Alstom have had. And if it couldn't, you have enough carriages that you could just detach the problematic unit and carry on.

 

[Welly]

A Class 325 EMU - it's already in red! Never mind the lack of windows, they can use the same fake windows inside as the Ministry of Magic uses!