The Railway Children follows the lives of three siblings who are forced to move from their comfortable life in London to a small country house after their father mysteriously disappears. In their new surroundings, they befriend a kindly railway porter and embark on numerous adventures, ultimately uncovering the truth about their father's disappearance.
During the Second World War, a group of children are evacuated to a Yorkshire village. They meet a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.