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| − | '''Great North Eastern Railway''' ('''GNER''') was a company that operated trains in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]]. |
+ | '''Great North Eastern Railway''' ('''GNER''') was a company that operated trains in the [[Great Britain|United Kingdom]]. One of its service routes ran from [[King's Cross Station]] in [[London]] to Edinburgh and Leeds.<ref name="gner">"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_North_Eastern_Railway Great North Eastern Railway]" on Wikipedia</ref> The [[Weasley family]] and [[Harry Potter]] walked past these GNER trains on their way to the barrier leading to [[King's Cross Station#Platform 9¾|Platform 9¾]] at King's Cross Station on [[1 September]], [[1992]]. |
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| + | *The presence of trains from this company in the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' is an anachronism, as the real company did not begin operation until [[1996]]. |
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| + | *The train company was replaced by [[Wikipedia:East Coast (train operating company)|East Coast]] in [[2000s|2009]], and it was temporarily named [[Wikipedia:National Express East Coast|National Express East Coast]] from [[December]] 2007 to 2009. |
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==Appearances== |
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The GNER logo
Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) was a company that operated trains in the United Kingdom. One of its service routes ran from King's Cross Station in London to Edinburgh and Leeds.[1] The Weasley family and Harry Potter walked past these GNER trains on their way to the barrier leading to Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station on 1 September, 1992.
Behind the scenes
- The presence of trains from this company in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an anachronism, as the real company did not begin operation until 1996.
- The train company was replaced by East Coast in 2009, and it was temporarily named National Express East Coast from December 2007 to 2009.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Logo seen on train)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Great North Eastern Railway" on Wikipedia