The Waterbury children – Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter -- occupy themselves watching the trains, even befriending a gentleman who frequents the station. When the children discover what has happened to their father, their new friend provides key assistance.

Directed by Lionel Jeffries, this adaptation of E Nesbit's much-loved novel is simply the finest children's film ever made in this country and bound to whet your appetite for ‘The Railway Children Return’.