Harry Potter and Heartbeat inspire Goathland railway station-themed bus stop - in Sweden!
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Hans Christiansen, a writer, photographer and huge fan of TV show Heartbeat, visited Goathland around 10 years ago while working on a book where he interviewed various people, including actor David Lonsdale, who played the character David Stockwell on the show.
It gave him an idea to create a new-look bus shelter in his small community of Älvnäs, just outside the Swedish capital Stockholm.
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Hide AdHans said: "Back to Sweden, in our society we have four bus shelters and one was in line to be renovated or built new.
"I then decided together with the board that we would build a railway station, a copy of Goathland railway station.
"It was not only Heartbeat that was recorded there but also in the first Harry Potter movie there was a scene from there."
"I drew and our craftsman built."
The bus stop is adorned with the names Goathland, Aidensfield and Hogsmeade.
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Hide AdHans added: "There are many young people who stop here with the bus, just because it is fun and it looks nice."
The bus shelter is built of stone, with three walls, one in wood - painted in the same color as the original.
The community of Älvnäs is in the same municipality where the Swedish King lives at his castle Drottningholm.