The Welcome to Yorkshire Theatre presents E.Nesbit's The Railway Children
An enchanting spectacle awaits you. Watching this magical adaptation of The Railway Children will transport you into a world of steam and bygone days where children experience loss, friendship and adventure.
With an amazing cast and production team, this is a wonderful, innovative and exciting interpretation of Edith Nesbit's much loved novel which has been wowing audiences in York. I am sure London theatre-goers and visitors to the capital will be captivated by the performance in the new Welcome to Yorkshire Theatre in Waterloo station.
We hope it will also serve as an inspiration to discover the real thing in Yorkshire and see where the film was actually shot. A warm Yorkshire welcome awaits in the region that brings the story to life with its working steam railways, picturesque villages and dramatic countryside, perfect for family adventures.
We are delighted to have played our part in taking The Railway Children to London; Yorkshire will be centre stage for the entire summer season, which is where it belongs! With an exhibition throughout summer promoting Yorkshire as a holiday destination.
Previews of the play begin on the 4th July and run throughout summer.
Book your tickets now!
To book tickets for The Railway Children at Waterloo visit www.seetickets.com or call the box office 0871 297 0740.
Our Partners
Stirling Single has featured in the York Theatre Royal and National Railway Museum production of The Railway Children since its first season in York in the summer of 2008. Built in 1870 and designed by Patrick Stirling, the locomotive is characterised by a single pair of large 8 foot 1 inch driving wheels. The locomotive weighs a mighty 66 tonnes in working order and was built in Doncaster Works, the same workshop that built Flying Scotsman.
Stirling Single will once again star in The Railway Children at Waterloo this summer. Visit the world's greatest Railway Museum and York's must-see attraction to discover more iconic locomotives like Stirling Single. Explore giant halls full of trains and railway legends including the majestic Duchess of Hamilton and a stunning collection of Royal Trains. With daily demonstrations, a special event programme and FREE museum admission, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the National Railway Museum. Visit www.nrm.org.uk to plan your visit.
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
York Theatre Royal has been producing great drama in the beautiful City of York for over 250 years and is one of the country's leading producing theatres. Each year it welcomes over 200,000 people to a wide variety of performance and participatory activity. Working in two auditoria and in site specific locations it produces work that ranges from new writing to classics to shows for children and young people and youth theatre productions as well as its world-renowned pantomime.
York Theatre Royal has one of the busiest Education & Community departments in the country. Amongst its activity is a thriving youth theatre of over 300 young people.
The Railway Children was originally created in York by York Theatre Royal in partnership with the NRM and ran for two packed summer seasons on location at the Museum in York. This summer York Theatre Royal is producing another outstanding and inventive piece of family theatre with a new adaptation of The Wind in the Willows.
For more information visit www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Yorkshire and The Railway Children
Step back in time and enjoy a train ride through the heart of Brontë country on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire.
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and the surrounding towns and villages were used extensively in Edith Nesbit's famous story, and in the 1970s film, The Railway Children and several of the railway's trains also featured in the film.
Although the book has remained in print, it is probably fair to say that most people remember the story thanks to the classic 1970 film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Bernard Cribbins and Jenny Agutter.
Also known as 'The Railway Children Line' Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has become synonymous with the 1970's film. With Haworth village just a short walk away, the K&WVR runs right through the picturesque heart of Brontë country. Woollen mills also feature in the landscape - a remnant of the industry that the line was built to serve.
Oakworth is where many scenes were filmed. Look out for the cottage beside the level crossing - the home of Albert Perks the porter.
Yorkshire hosted two sell out and critically acclaimed summer runs of The Railway Children at the National Railway Museum with York Theatre Royal.
