Harry Potter is the orphaned boy who lives in the cupboard under the stairs at number 4 Pivot Drive with his neglectfull relatives the Dursleys.

One night Harry discovers his true heritage and status in the world of wizadry.
Harry sets of on his journey to Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizadry on the Hogwarts Express. Leaving at least four times a year from platform
NINE AND THREEQUARTERS Kings Cross Station.

 

The pictures below are of the steam engine used in the movie.
The Driver of the train is my Great Uncle Bill Andrews,(circled) he is my Grandma Edith's eldest brother.
Uncle Bill has been a train driver all his life and now works at Carnforth Station near Lancaster.
The train was taken by Uncle Bill from Carnforth to the National Railway Museum at York and then down the East Coast Mainline, to arrive for filming at Londons Kings Cross Station.

The photo's following were took on 21st January 2001 at Kings Cross Station
in London.

 
The train was originally known has Olton Hall, you can read more about the train and how it was turned into the Hogwarts Express, and visit Carnforth Station by using the links below,

More About Hogwarts Express

Carnforth Station