Attention all wizards and witches, we bring sad news from the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Students waiting at platform nine-and-three-quarters may need to look for an alternative mode of transport to Hogwarts. The real-life Hogwarts Express has stopped its service indefinitely due to safety issues.
The reason? Concerns were flagged by safety inspectors about the train’s door hinges, which may put passengers at risk of falling from carriages or being hit while leaning out of windows. The train has been out of service since last weekend and doesn’t seem like it’ll be up and running soon. Train operator West Coast Railways says it hops to find ‘a swift and satisfactory solution’.
The train is really called the Jacobite and it runs an 84-mile round-trip through Scotland. Famous for featuring in the Harry Potter films (particularly the picturesque Glenfinnan Viaduct), it has been a hotspot for Potterheads ever since. Sounds magical, eh?
Until a full review is done by West Coast Railways, Harry Potter aficionados can ‘apparate’ to the Warner Bros Studio Tour London to experience the life-sized Hogwarts Express, in all its gleaming, steaming glory.
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