British Rail

British Rail was a major British train operating company, operating most of the rail service in Britain between 1948 and 1997.

The station guard at King's Cross Station that Harry Potter asked for directions to Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters wore a British Rail uniform.

Behind the scenes

 * British Rail is only mentioned in an old manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which J. K. Rowling included as part of the header image for her Twitter account in December of 2014.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone