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Harry Potter

The Hogwarts Express is a real 1937 locomotive 

The train is GWR 5972 Olton Hall, a genuine steam engine repainted crimson. It ran on real track in Scotland, including the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

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Firsts

The first underground railway ran on steam

London's Metropolitan Railway opened in 1863 with steam locomotives in brick tunnels. Passengers travelled through smoke thick enough that ventilation shafts were cut into the streets.

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Countries

China built the world's largest high-speed rail network

More than 45,000 kilometres of high-speed track link its cities, with trains cruising at 350 km/h, longer than every other country's high-speed network put together.

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