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Not sure about fraud - the father was a government offical and as far as a remember the implication was that he was falsely accused of espionage.

Clearly. The whole Russian bloke subplot was related to this. Icundell 11:45, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Having just read the eText at Project Guttenberg, he was charged with selling state secrets to the Russians. Icundell 12:25, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

"The story was adapted as a television series four times by the BBC. The first of these, in 1951, was an 8 episode series of 30 minutes each and was adapted for television by the author, Edith Nesbit." Hey! Edith Nesbit died in 1924 according to her Wiki page! Xxanthippe 04:46, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While the 1970 film clearly says Yorkshire, the book is not specific about location. It is unlikely that anyone would be commuting daily from Yorkshire to London in ~1905 (especially on a 9:45 train!)

Film adaptation

I have created a new article for the film: The Railway Children (film) and I have moved the information about the film there. Count de Ville 03:21, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]