| | Hogwarts Express -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | It is ridden by students between (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London and (Click link for more info and facts about Hogwarts) Hogwarts. |
 | | Upon disembarking the train at Hogwarts, first years are treated to a ride across the lake by (Click link for more info and facts about Hagrid) Hagrid, all other students are carried in coaches drawn by (usually) invisible creatures called (Click link for more info and facts about thestrals) thestrals. |
 | | It has been suggested that the Hogwarts Express is likely a steam train only in appearance and purpose, borrowing its form and its intended function from real steam trains, but not the technology. |
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