The Railway Children

Paul 'Piglet' Middleton on a Slate Train.

Steam Train Diaries: Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton returns to More4 series
Steam train celebrity Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton will return to the second series of Steam Train Diaries on More4 that will feature the restoration of a locomotive...

Abbe Robinson

My List: Assistant director of Calendar Girls Abbe Robinson

Author Portia MacIntosh.

Portia MacIntosh: 'I write four books a year and it doesn't feel like work'

North Yorkshire Moors Railway 50th Anniversary Steam Gala in 2023. Picture by Yorkshire Post Photographer Bruce Rollinson

'Why I think the North York Moors Railway is the perfect day out in Yorkshire'

The Railway Children returns to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway this summer for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. PIC: James Hardisty

Bradford's year at the forefront of culture will produce lasting benefits - Andr...

Train travelling through the Dales. (Pic credit: Keighley and Worth Valley Railway)

Half term in Yorkshire: How to travel through Yorkshire Dales railway stations

Mark Gatiss. Picture: BBC

Mark Gatiss on his latest ghost story for Christmas

A festive Hull Trains train seen in the snow

Hull Trains and Hull Truck Theatre celebrate five years of successful partnershi...

Celebrations as it was announced that Bradford has been named the UK City of Culture 2025, by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries live on BBC's The One Show.

Bradford City of Culture 2025 events revealed

The 45212 'Black 5' steam train at Oakworth Station, on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Picture Tony Johnson

Beloved train line from The Railway Children to be protected with £1m funding

The Railway Children on location at Oakworth. Actor Bernard Cribbins with actresses, Sally Thomsett (left) and Jenny Agutter. Picture: PA.

The Railway Children: Winning the hearts of a generation

The site near Oakworth Station

Plan to build homes yards from Railway Children station is refused

The site near Oakworth Station

New houses could be built just yards from Oakworth Station

Superfan Marcia Mc Tellerey

Look inside The Railway Children superfan's themed living room

The Railway Superfan: "I transformed my living room into Oakworth station."

Take a look inside The Railway Children superfan’s lounge

John Bradley and Sheridan Smith at the event

The best pictures from the screening gala of The Railway Children Return

Jenny Agutter with train driver Nick Hellewell at Oakworth Station before The Railway Children Return world premiere at Keighley. Picture: Tony Johnson

Railway Children Return can't fail to show Yorkshire at its finest - Jayne Dowle

A scene from the Railway Children Returned filmed in Yorkshire
Picture: Jaap Buitendijk/Studiocanal

Behind the scenes of the Railway Children Return

Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Stunning reservoir near Oxenhope close to Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

The Railway Children Return will be released in July

New trailer for The Railway Children Return is released ahead of UK premiere

The Hull Truck Theatre Christmas show provides a fresh take on a much-loved story. Photo courtesy of Ian Hodgson

Show review by Julia Pattison: The Railway Children at Hull Truck Theatre
Christmas Show: The Railway Children (until Sunday, January 2)
Julia Pattison

Oxenhope Station

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway get bar and event licence for shed at Oxenhope

The Railway Children Return is due to be released in UK cinemas next year

New trailer for The Railway Children sequel showcases key Yorkshire locations

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Celebration of cinema hits Yorkshire city with family favourites in quirky spots

Jenny Agutter (left) with Nicholas Hellewell and Frances Hartley.

Volunteers on Keighley and Worth Valley Railway and heritage lines are the real ...

Actress Jenny Agutter was the original star of The Railway Children.

Railway Children sequel to boost Worth Valley heritage line – The Yorkshire Post...

Filming of The Railway Children on location at Oakworth Station, in Yorkshire. (PA).

Why The Railway Children film still pulls at our heartstrings 50 years on

Keighley & Worth Valley Steam Railway is one of the region's most popular tourist attractions.

The Railway Children’s heroine back steam line – The Yorkshire Post says

Jenny Agutter. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

Railway Children star backs Keighley heritage railway campaign as film turns 50

Celebrations for the 50th anniversary of KWVR.

How Keighley and Worth Valley Railway keeps film and TV producers coming

The Sun rises above a frosty Top Withens high in the Pennines above Haworth, the inspiration Wuthering Heights.

Haworth filming locations seen in movies like The Railway Children - in pictures

Laura Soper in reherasals for Swallows and Amazons at York Theatre Royal. (Picture: Anthony Robling).

As Swallows and Amazons opens at York Theatre Royal we talk to its young star La...
Any theatre production, no matter the scale, is a big deal for those involved.
Nick Ahad

Roundhay Park is hosting these open air plays this summer

Train Enthusiasts Peter Keating and Margaret Burrows on the platform at Keighley Station. Picture by Simon Hulme

Half a century on, opening special re-runs on steam line

Leeshaw Reservoir

Weekend Walk: Leeshaw Reservoir

Martin Barrrass plays Albert Perks in The Railway Children. Picture: Anthony Robling

The Railway Children book return ticket

The National Railway Museum use a crane to put in the frames to the 1000 seater tent that will house The Railway Children.

Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe.

End of the line after 3,500 mile journey for show tent

Dr Matthew Stroh

Profile: Matthew Stroh

Exclusive: Museum bosses investigate £25,000 payments to top curator’s husband

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Museum may face probe over work for curator’s husband

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Eyebrows raised at painter’s Canadian play role

Ancient fables mark latest stage in theatre for children

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Relief for motorists as petrol prices cut

Theatre books a return ticket to Neverland

Barry Sheerman: Our children must learn the lessons of roaming Britain’s gloriou...

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Arts Diary: Will Marriott

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Mike Kenny on the art of writing to entertain children in the theatre

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Innovative approach is key to York theatre's continued success

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Been there, scene that ...Trail puts county on movie map

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Been there, scene that ...Trail putscounty onmovie map

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Interview: From vision to reality: bringing the outside in

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All aboard and full steam ahead for the latest version of evergreen classic

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Show could be just ticket to woo tourists

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Railway Children star books an anniversary return ticket

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Railway grown-ups are reunited

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