E Nesbits classic childrens book The Railway Children follows Roberta Bobbie Phyllis and Peter three sheltered siblings who suffer a huge upheaval when their father is falsely imprisoned The children and their mother now penniless are forced to move from London to rural Yorkshire into a cottage near to a railway line The story deals with themes of justice the importance of family and the kindness of strangers York Theatre Royals awardwinning theatre production of The Railway Children is written by Mike Kenny directed for the stage by Damian Cruden and directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon This stagetoscreen version filmed at the National Railway Museum features the steam train from the muchloved original feature film
