Fury after iconic 93-year-old steam locomotive secretly sold to Japan to become a Harry Potter exhibit | 807EW12 | 2024-02-27 06:08:01
Originally green, Dumbleton Corridor was painted vibrant purple to seem like the
TRAIN lovers are steaming mad after a 93-year-old heritage locomotive was secretly bought to Japan to turn out to be a Harry Potter exhibit.
Originally green, Dumbleton Corridor was painted vibrant purple to seem like the Hogwarts Express in the wizarding film franchise.
It was hidden beneath tarpaulin, transported on a low-loader to Southampton Dock and shipped to Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo — The Making of Harry Potter, which opened final yr.
Dumbleton Corridor was inbuilt 1929 earlier than being withdrawn from service in 1965.
Its sister locomotive, Olton Hall, was the practice featured within the films and is now at the Harry Potter Experience close to Watford.
Dumbleton Hall was rescued from a scrapyard in the 1970s for £four,400 by Dumbleton Corridor Locomotive Trust, ultimately shifting to the South Devon Railway Belief (SDRT).
But last yr, West Coast Railways purchased it for £300,000.
They reportedly bought it to Warner Bros for £1million.
David Lengthy, of Dumbleton Corridor Locomotive Trust, stated: "We didn't work exhausting to create a saleable asset that may now be denied to all of us.
"This ought to be a wake-up call to all volunteers."
SDRT's Ernest Elsworth-Wilson stated: "We thought it might be working right here however they bought it on.
"We didn't have any clue it was going to Japan."
But Richard Elliot, ex-general manager of SDRT, stated: "It's in all probability better off in Japan where it's being taken care of as an alternative of gathering moss."
West Coast Railways boss David Smith did not reply to requests for remark.
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