Figure 1.-Hwre are the railway children by the tracks. Notice the girls' tams. The girl at the left wears a pinafore. The boy wears a Norfolk knicker suit. |
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"The Railway Children" is the film version of the classic Edith
Nesbit's famous children's 1906 children's book. Adventure classic about three children who are relocated to Yorkshire from London. They live by a railway line in a small village. They seek to clear their imprisoned father from a false charge of espionage. I believe that the girls wear smocks and the boy knickers. We have, however very little specific information anout this version. A HBC reader tells us that "It was the better version, although some versions cut a scene out of the film. In the children's paper back of the book which contained lots of still from the film. There are still shots showing the fire on the canal brage."
Some believe that Edith Nesbit was the first modern English children's author for her more realistic stories. Her best-loved book is The Railway Children. Peter, Phyllis and Roberta are brother and sisters and the three main characters of The Railway Children. The book is set in southern and northern England. Initially they were "ordinary suburban childern" as the novel puts it, their father accused of a crime he did not commit is jailed at the beginning of the story. The loss of income from this causes the family to have to dismiss the maid and move into the country side in the north. They have to scrimp and make do when their father is accused of a crime and locked up. They move to a home near the railroad tracks and ger to know the railroad workers. This if course leads to many splendid adventures. The Railway Children is the best loved of E. Nesbit's many children's books.
"The Railway Children" is the film version of the classic Edith
Nesbit's famous children's 1906 children's book.
The book is set in contemporary times at the time it was written--Edwardian Britain.
A reader writes, "I remember the 1972 version from when I was a kid. The stars are the old steam trains for me. Jenny Agutter played Bobbie, the eldest daughter in the 1972 version
Adventure classic about three children who are relocated to Yorkshire from London. They live by a railway line in a small village. They seek to clear their imprisoned father from a false charge of espionage. I believe that the girls wear smocks and the boy knickers. We have, however very little specific information anout this version. A HBC reader tells us that "It was the better version, although some versions cut a scene out of the film. In the children's paper back of the book which contained lots of still from the film. There are still shots showing the fire on the canal brage."
The girls wear tams with pinafores and the boy a Norfolk knickers suit.
There was a 1972 film version of "The Railway Children". As in this version, the girls wear pinafores and the boy knickers.
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