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313:, a house near a railway, after the father, who works at the Foreign Office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children, Roberta (nicknamed "Bobbie"), Peter and Phyllis, befriend an old gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15am train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence and the family is reunited. Before Father is freed, the family takes care of a Russian exile, Mr. Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family (later located) and Jim, the grandson of the Old Gentleman, who suffers a broken leg in a tunnel. 1605: 54: 184: 144: 1619: 1660: 346:
hobby in ch. 3: "'Yes,' said the Porter, 'I knowed a young gent as used to take down the numbers of every single one he seed; in a green note-book with silver corners it was, owing to his father being very well-to-do in the wholesale stationery.' Peter felt that he could take down numbers, too, even
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No. 1 of 1870) which, while not actually in steam, entered the stage on the tracks originally leading into the York Goods Station, in which the 'Station Hall' section of the museum is now situated. The stage was constructed inside the large tent outside the Goods Station, which is usually reserved
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The story has been adapted as a television series four times by the BBC. The first of these, in 1951, was in 8 episodes of 30 minutes each. A second adaptation was then produced, which re-used some of the film from the original series but also contained new material with slight cast
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to commemorate Nesbit's novel of the same name. The footpath is part of the Downham estate and connects Baring Road to Reigate Road, with a nature reserve adjoining from which the railway lines can be viewed. Baring Road joins Grove Park to Lee. A similar path is also located in Oxenhope.
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The stage adaptation, produced by the National Railway Museum and York Theatre Royal, reopened in December 2014 in a new theatre behind London's Kings Cross station and closed on 8 January 2017. As with the Toronto production, this used
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changes. This had 4 episodes of 60 minutes each. The supporting/background orchestral music used in these early programmes was the very lyrical second Dance from the Symphonic Dances by
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A high-ranking civil servant, very intelligent and hard-working, and a devoted husband and father. He is wrongfully imprisoned for espionage, but is eventually exonerated.
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for writing "a beautiful book about poor people and how to help them" and subsequently helped by the children, was most likely an amalgam of the real-life dissidents
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A talented poet and writer of children's stories. She is devoted to her family, and she is always ready to help others in need. She is also a homely type.
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made a new adaptation, as a made-for-television film. This time Jenny Agutter played the role of the mother. Others in the movie include
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and to attitudes taken by British people to the war. This dates the setting to the spring, summer and early autumn of 1905.
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The theme of an innocent man being falsely imprisoned for espionage and finally vindicated might have been influenced by the
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during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the
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The story has been adapted for the screen six times to date, including four television series, a feature film, and a
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stated that the earlier news report was incorrect, as both books had been released in the same year, 1906.
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as Perks and West End star Susannah Fellows as Mother. Music is by Richard John and book and lyrics by
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The BBC again revisited the story with an 8-episode series in 1957 and a 7-episode series in 1968. The
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of 1893, shipped across specially for the occasion and then used in the subsequent 2014 production at
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as Phyllis. Of all the BBC TV adaptations, only the 1968 version is known to be extant; the rest are
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in which the now adult Roberta returns to Oakworth with two Jewish refugee children who have escaped
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The production at Waterloo won an Olivier Award for best entertainment in 2011.
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for some of the working locomotives of the museum. The project was set up by
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reported that the Graves book had been published in 1896, nine years before
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starred in the film. The music was composed, arranged and conducted by
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It was serialised in five episodes, first broadcast in 1940 as part of
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For the children's literature series by Gertrude Chandler Warner, see
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No. 563. No.563 was later restored for full operational use by the
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In 2011, Nesbit was accused of lifting the plot of the book from
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Campbell-Kease, John (11 June 2020). "Barron, (Arthur) Oswald".
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dramatisation of 1968, the film rights were bought by the actor
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and was first heard in 1991. The play is available on CD.
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How did E Nesbit come to write The Railway Children?
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The story concerns a family who move from London to
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