A successful press day on Tuesday 19th May, saw 5972 Olton Hall travel the length of the GWR for the first time, captured the imagination of journalists attending. Here are some links to what the media is saying about the day - including Harry Potter fan websites. There are some great clips and sound effects from the locomotive: it's no wizardry, the locomotive is very much the real thing! Sit back and enjoy the journey - in your imagination, you can go anywhere…
Here are some links: Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1185029/A-wizard-day-Hogwarts-Express-star-Harry-Potter-films.html SoGlos http://www.soglos.com/art-culture/28207/GWR-Cotswold-Festival-of-Steam-2009 Crackerjack http://www.crackerjack.co.uk/gloucestershire/events/hogwarts-express/-days-out Tewkesbury admag http://www.tewkesburyadmag.co.uk/news/cotswolds/4379108.All_aboard_the_Hogwarts_Castle_for_Harry_Potter_fans/ Cotswold News http://www.cotswoldnews.com/news/1196/express-way-to-a-magic-train-ride-on-the-gwr Transport Extra http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/transit/news/?ID=15972 Snitchseeker http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/hogwarts-express-appear-cotswold-festival-steam-64359/ Harry Potters Page http://harrypotterspage.com/news.php/2009/05/14/a-chance-for-fans-to-ride-the-hogwarts-express123.html Mugglenet http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/2392 ThisIsGloucestershire http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/gloucestershireheadlines/Potter-star-coming-town/article-985496-detail/article.html