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. ...

After their fathers sudden disappearance Roberta Peter & Phyllis must leave their London suburban home with its servants & toys for a life in the country. They are soon enraptured by the nearby railway with its trains like dragons flying past & all the bustle of the station. Soon they find the railway also brings excitement danger & mystery & life-changing friendships. This much-beloved childrens classic brings to life to a vanished rural Engl&. ...

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." ...

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. ...

Railway modelling is as popular as ever today. Its diversity & richness of interest
- often with a degree of nostalgia
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Virtually all railway modellers young or old beginner or accomplished have one particular desire in mind when embarking on constructing a layout... Their desire is to recreate the real thing in minature & strive to make it look as realistic & as possible. Nigel Adams & Kevin Cartwright are both experienced modellers who have been striving for that look of realism over many years of modelling in various gauges. They know from experience that achieving realism comes with patience & practice. Being members of various clubs & societies & regular exhibitors at model railway shows both Nigel & Kevin recognise the benefit of sharing ideas & developing techniques with fellow enthusiasts. In this book the authors draw on their combined experience & using example layouts from friends clubs & of course their own builds they provide valuable guidance to assist modellers in getting closer to that elusive but aspired to perfection! ...