The Railway Children (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Family
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1968-05-12
Ended: 1968-06-23
Network: BBC One
Country: GB
Airs on: Sunday
Runtime: 25 minutes
The Railway Children concerns a family who move to "Three Chimneys", a house near the railway, after the father, who works at the Foreign office, is imprisoned after being falsely accused of spying. The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train near their home; he is eventually able to help prove their father's innocence, and the family is reunited.