Locomotive length19 m
23.5Skateboard lengths
1,056Ring diameters
15.8Ski pole lengths
GWR Hall Class 5972 Olton Hall
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Hogwarts Express
The scarlet steam engine running Platform 9 3/4 to Hogsmeade/Pop Culture
The Hogwarts Express is the magical train that transports students from Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station to Hogwarts School. In the films, it was portrayed by GWR Hall Class locomotive 5972 'Olton Hall', a real 4-6-0 steam engine built in 1937. The locomotive is about 19 m long and weighs roughly 75 tonnes. With its tender and typical rake of eight coaches, the full consist stretches about 200 meters.
Measurements
Full train length200 m
222Arming swords
263Cello lengths
116Yoga mat lengths
Locomotive, tender, and eight coaches
Locomotive mass75,000 kg
7.5 septillionRhinovirus particles
6.5 millionAAA batteries
15Ship anchors
Engine only without tender
Driving wheel diameter1.83 m
610 millionChip transistors
508 trillionAlpha particles
6-foot driving wheels
Track gauge1.44 m
7.8 hundredthsBowling lane lengths
4.1 billionUranium atoms
Standard gauge
Full train mass400,000 kg
7.6 thousandthsTitanics
588Dairy cows
Estimated loaded consist