hogwarts express

[jandrews]

Can I get a new hogwarts locomotive ? I let the grand kids play with my train set and it is broken.

[THB-DAVE]

Bachmann no longers produces a Hogworts Express set. Your other options are to look on Ebay, Internet train shops that might have some still in stock or purchase a British Hall class ten wheeler from a supplier of British trains and paint it British Crimson.

[Rich R]

Hi Dave,

With all the interest in that set over the years and everyone looking for extra passenger cars I'll bet there are a few locomotive around gathering dust.
But if you are looking for a replacement possibly this link will be of help.
You are looking for 00/HO or  4 mm I think. Probably wrong on the mm thing as I'm not metrified yet and I'm too old to change now. Maybe I'm too lazy ?
Try this, sorry but you'll have to cut and paste it.
http://www.tee-usa.com/index.html
( might not be the corrct place really, just checked and it is what it claims to be, European not British but look nevertheless.)

Cheers,
Rich R

[Paul M.]

Bachmann service might be able to fix your locomotive.

[david7095]

I too have a Hogwarts Express...but I need the dcoupler between the engine and the tender. I have emailed bachman service twice with no response. Does anyone know where to get parts?? The train works fine and i plan on adding a castle to my layout for Hogwarts, but I cannot couple the engine....

[Conrail Quality]

I have emailed bachman service twice with no response.

Don't E-mail Bachmann. I have never heard a good story about Bachmann E-Mail. Calling is considerably more reliable. The number is available under the 'Service/Parts' link at the top of the screen.

[rogertra]

How are the engine and tender coupled?

If it's just a simple drawbar then why not make one out of some plastic?

That's what I do if the drawbar that comes with the loco doesn't couple close enough.  My Athearn 4-6-2s and 2-8-2s to get them closer.

[SteamGene]

It's a simple plastic drawbar.  The tender is along for the ride.
Gene

[david7095]

Thanks guys for the  idea, Just never thought about making one. I'll have to give it a try, but all is now on hold as I get an all expense paid trip to historic lands in the middle east courtesy of the US govt in conjunction with bad people...

Army Strong

[SteamGene]

Good luck, David.
Gene
retired Field Artillery

[Virginian]

Field Artillery !?  Very cool.
ex B / 2 / 111th here.  And the caissons go rolling.... 

[SteamGene]

Former C-1/111, A-1/111, HHB-1/111 - 1969-1982  Also 5/38 Arty, 1/39 FA, Arty Team, 80th MTC. 
Gene

[Seasaltchap]

Hornby have now announced the  R2662: Hogwarts Express Locomotive (Harry Potter)

http://www.ehattons.com/stocklist/results.aspxsearchfield=hogwarts&Submit=Search

Regards