The Railway Children" is the classic children's story by E. Nesbit. When Father is taken away unexpectedly Roberta Peter Phyllis & their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go & live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station & make friends with Perks the Porter & the Station Master himself. Each day Roberta Peter & Phyllis run down the field to the railway track & wave at the passing London train sending their love to Father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance. One of the best-loved classics of all time with a wonderful introduction by Jacqueline Wilson. Edith Nesbit was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband Hubert Bland she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist & literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book " The Treasure Seekers" was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed & a series of magical fantasy books including " Five Children & It" also became very popular. " The Railway Children" was first published monthly in the London Magazine in 1905 & published as a book in 1906 which has been in print ever since. Other children's books by E Nesbit: " The Story of the Treasure Seekers"; " The Wouldbegoods"; " The New Treasure Seekers"; " Complete History of the Bastable Family"; " Five Children & It"; " The Phoenix & the Carpet"; " The Story of the Amulet"; " The House of Arden"; " Harding's Luck"; " The Railway Children"; " The Enchanted Castle"; " The Magic City"; " The Wonderful Garden"; " Wet Magic"; " Five of Us & Madeline"." ...

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening the lives of Roberta Peter & Phyllis are shattered. They & their mother have to move from their comfortable London home to go & live in a simple country cottage where Mother writes books to make ends meet. However they soon come to love the railway that runs near their cottage & they make a habit of waving to the Old Gentleman who rides on it. They befriend the porter Perks & through him learn railway lore & much else. They have many adventures & when they save a train from disaster they are helped by the Old Gentleman to solve the mystery of their father's disappearance. ...

This is a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of E. Nesbits enchanting & unforgettable classic. Roberta Peter & Phyllis lead an ordinary suburban life with Mother & Father & trips to the zoo & the pantomime. But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night everything changes. The children must move to the country to a little white cottage near the railway line where eventually they find that there are plenty of adventures to be had & friends to be made
- including Perks the Porter & the Station Master himself. But the mystery remains
- what has happened to Father & will he come back? The story of Roberta Peter & Phyllis & their life in the country has never been out of print since it was first published in 1906. Charming sentimental & unforgettable the novel retains all its enchantment & enduring appeal in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation.

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If you love a good story then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure & return to again & again. When their father goes away unexpectedly Roberta Peter & Phyllis have to move with their mother from their London home to a cottage in the countryside. At the local station the children make friends with the porter Perks & spend their time waving to the passengers on the trains. But although they have many adventures on the railway one question still remains.. .is their father ever coming back? The latest welcome addition to the popular Oxford Children's Classics series. ...

Roberta is the eldest daughter of a man unjustly sent to prison who shows great courage & who is ultimately reunited with her father when he is vindicated & restored to his family. This book spawned the TV film starring Jenny Agutter as Roberta & Bernard Cribbins as the railway porter. ...

This is a popular title in the Young Reading" series now available with an audio CD featuring both listen-along & read-along recordings of the story. When their father is wrongly accused of spying Bobbie Peter & Phylis move out of London & experience new exciting adventures in the countryside. But will their father ever return? " The Young Reading" series is developed with a reading expert at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence & ability." ...

A handy practical guide to more than 340 days out at Britains heritage railways museums narrow gauge lines & miniature railways. The recent growth of preserved railways railway museums & main line steam activity has been phenomenal. Railway Days Out is a practical guide to more than 340 restored railways museums & steam events enjoyed by millions of people
- an important part of Britains heritage & tourism industry. The books handy format & clear layout make it an ideal travelling companion & reference book for the families & railway enthusiasts alike.
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THREE THRILLING CASES FOR THE RAILWAY DETECTIVE 1851. With the Great Exhibition in the offing interest is mounting in the icon of modern technological achievement: the railways. But this triumph of Victorian engineering has a darker side too as these sinews of empire offer new opportunities for hidden crime & quick escape vast destruction & dark double-dealings. Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck is the Railway Detective. When a train is robbed or a passenger killed Colbeck & his trusty sergeant Victor Leeming must take to the rails & use their expert knowledge of crime & railways to untangle webs of murder blackmail & destruction. ...

A naive young man a railway enthusiast & radio buff was caught up in the fall of the British Empire at Singapore in 1942. He was put to work on the ' Railway of Death'
- the Japanese line from Thailand to Burma. Exhaustively & brutally tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio Lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences. Almost 50 years after the war however his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator the Japanese interpreter was still alive
- their reconciliation is the culmination of this extraordinary story.

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Tom Greaves gives his own account of the chaotic introduction of main line diesel locomotives during the late 1950s which was conducted primarily on the suburban network out of Londons Kings Cross station & with which he was directly involved. There a multitude of untried & disparate locomotive types were launched into intensive commuter service almost overnight with inevitable consequences but out of which ultimately emerged a modern cleaner & more cost-effective network. Railway Memories No.26 also outlines the array of measures taken in the 1950s to prolong the life of steam & make it more efficient before the diesels finally took over. The author charts his early years as a premium apprentice at Doncaster Works & takes us through his time as a locomotive shed master in the London area & as traction engineer at Sheffield & Leeds in the 1960s concluding with a selection of amusing & fascinating anecdotes. A keen & accomplished photographer throughout his career Tom Greaves also provides a treasure chest of rare steam & early diesel photographs. ...