Mr Perks initially refuses the gifts as he doesn't accept charity. They secretly ask for gifts from the villagers that he has helped in the past and deliver the gifts to his house. The children find out that Mr Perks, the station porter, doesn't celebrate his birthday. The children are given personalized engraved watches and are dubbed "The Railway Children". The railway company and villagers hold a party for the children and thank them for their actions. The children fashion the girls' red petticoats into flags to warn the driver of the impending danger. One day, while watching the railway tracks, they notice there has been a landslide which has partially obstructed the tracks. Bobbie writes another letter to the gentleman, asking him to help in finding the exile's family, who are soon found. Mrs Waterbury discovers the man is an exiled Russian writer who has arrived in England to find his family who had fled there. The children figure out he can speak French, which their mother is fluent in. He speaks a language they cannot understand. The following day, a man is found at the railway station. They are admonished by their mother for telling others of their plight and asking for assistance. Bobbie writes to the gentleman, who delivers food and medicine to the house to help their mother get better. To make ends meet, their mother works as a writer and also home schools the children. They become friends with Albert Perks, the station porter, and with an elderly gentleman who regularly takes the 9:15 train. The three children, Roberta (known by her nickname Bobbie), Phyllis and Peter, find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the passengers. When they arrive, they find the house in a mess and rat-infested. ![]() The family become impoverished and are forced to move to a house called Three Chimneys in Yorkshire, which is near Oakworth railway station. ![]() This is hidden from the rest of the family by his wife. The day after Christmas, he is arrested on suspicion of being a spy. Charles Waterbury, the patriarch, works at the Foreign Office. The Waterburys are an affluent family who live in a luxurious Edwardian villa in the suburbs of London.
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