Starring jenny agutter and bernard cribbins, lionel jeffries' adaptation of e'. '.strtoupper('n')esbit's much loved bestseller, the railway children is a timeless and enduring affair'. '.strtoupper('a')fter their father is mysteriously taken away, three edwardian children move to the country where the local railway becomes a source of hope and adventure'. '.strtoupper('s')ensitive without being sentimental, the film perfectly captures a magical moment in childhood, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest children's films of all time.extrasnow and then a retrospective documentary on the railway childreninterview with acclaimed children's author jacqueline wilsoninterview with jenny agutterinterview with bernard cribbinsinterview with sally thomsett