Railway Children

The Railway Children were a British indie band, formed in Wigan in 1984, by Gary Newby (songwriter/vocals/guitar/keyboards), Brian Bateman (rhythm/guitar), Guy Keegan (drums), and Stephen Hull (bass). First signed to Factory, where they released a single and an album they wandered on to Virgin. After the takeover of Virgin by EMI, the band was dropped by the new label and disbanded subsequently in 1992. After a hiatus Gary Newby carried on without any of the original members and released 'Dream Arcade' in 1997 on his own Ether Records label. In 2016 the original band members reunited for a live tour celebrating the 30 year anniversary of their debut album. However, in October 2019 they announced an end to their reunion and went their separate ways again.
==Links to Peel==
Peel was very enthusiastic about the band's debut single, A Gentle Sound, which he described on his 15 September 1986 show as a very good record. He invited the band to do a session for his show in October 1986, where they performed four tracks. Further material from the group was played by Peel and their track, Brighter, was voted in the 1987 Festive Fifty at number 28. However, by the time of the 90's, when the band started to gain some chart success, Peel had moved on to other artists.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
*1987 Festive Fifty: Brighter #28
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1986-10-21. First Broadcast: 24 November 1986. Repeated: 15 December 1986
*Consider / Any Other Town / Listen On / Big Hands Of Freedom
==Other Shows Played==
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*15 September 1986: A Gentle Sound (7") Factory (JP: 'What a great single actually. The daytime folks can't be too frightened of that one. I know Janice played it on earlier this evening didn't you, very good record')
*17 September 1986 (VPRO): A Gentle Sound (7") Factory
*24 September 1986: A Gentle Sound (7") Factory
*14 October 1986: A Gentle Sound (7") Factory
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*03 February 1987: Brighter (single) Factory 
*16 February 1987: Brighter (7") Factory
*22 February 1987 (BFBS): Brighter (12") Factory FAC 167
*23 February 1987: Brighter (7") Factory
*03 March 1987: Brighter (7") Factory
*25 March 1987: Careful (LP - Reunion Wilderness) Factory
*13 April 1987: Another Town (album - Reunion Wilderness) Factory
*13 August 1987 (Radio Bremen): Another Town (album - Reunion Wilderness) Factory
*28 December 1987: 'Brighter (LP-Reunion Wilderness)' (Factory) FF #28
;1988
*19 September 1988: Over And Over (single) Virgin
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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