Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lived in a comfortable home in London.

Their father was a civil servant while their mother was a housewife.Their parents were wonderful and kind people. They also had a maid to do the house work. One day, two gentlemen came to the house to see their father. Soon after, he followed them out.He was taken to prison. He was accused of being a Russian spy. The children did not know why their father left with the two men but their mother knew. She kept it to herself and did not tell the children. Soon, they had to move to a modest cottage in the Yorkshire countryside. The cottage was situated near a railway station. The children's life revolved around the passing trains, workers at the station and the towns people. Their mother wrote some stories to earn some money to buy food and for other necessities. It was hard at first to be poor but they soon learned to live with the little they had. They learned not to steal coal from the railway station even if they have so little coal to keep warm. Their life was full of adventures. For instance, they managed to stop a train when a landslide covered the tracks. They found the injured boy (hound) in the train tunnel and managed to get help for him. They liked to wave at passing trains. In time they made many new friends and forged a special friendship with one old gentleman in particular. The old gentleman gets to know them and helps them in various ways. He becomes instrumental in the release of their father from prison.Finally, one day their father returns home and everybody is happy that now they are together again. CHARACTERS ROBERTA (ROBBIE) Twelve Years Old Eldest Child Persistent, Helpful, Kindhearted, Inventive,Sensitive,Responsible PETER Second Child Wants To Be an Engineer Adventorous, Sharpwitted, Honest, Daring PHYLLIS Youngest Child Very Trusting, Insecure MOTHER Homely Protective, Resourceful, Caring, Proud, Realistic FATHER A Civil Servant / Government Officer Tolerant, Caring, Cheerful Wrongly Accused of being a Russian Spy PERKS A Railway Porter Friendly, Proud, Hardworking, Reasonable, Responsible OLD GENTLEMAN

Friendly, Helpful, Kind, Resourceful PMR-THE RAILWAY CHILDREN-SETTINGS There are 3 types of settings in this novel :Place, Social, Cultural Place Place - House in London Place - The cottage in the countryside Place - The Railway Station Place - The Railway Tunnel Place - The Village Social Social - Edwardian Type Of Clothes Social - Edwardian Type Of Clothes Social - Coals used for steam engine trains Cultural Cultural - Having Tea Cultural - High Hats & Long Coats Moral Value 1 - Brave Example : In chapter 5, the children managed to save the train and stop a very bad accident from happening.One day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis saw a landslide which blocked the railway line.The girls used their red petticoats to make flags.The train was moving very fast.Bobbie braved herself and ran on to the railway line and waved her flags.The train finally stopped just twenty metres from Bobbie. The children's bravery saved the people on the rain from meeting with an awful accident and from getting killed. Moral Value 2 - Kindhearted Example : In chapter 3, the children's mother was ill and had to stay in bed. Dr Forrest came to check on their mother and told Bobbie her mother needed milk and fruit and some other special things to eat in order to get well. They couldn't afford to buy them, so the children decided to ask help from the old gentleman. The old gentleman was a kind enough to provide them with all the things they had asked and some they had not. Moral Value 3 - Stealing Is Wrong Example : In chapter 2, Peter and his two sisters stole some coal from the station yard. They took the coal back to their house.One day, the station master caught Peter red handed stealing coal in the station yard.Peter and his two sisters admitted to helping Peter with his crime. The station master warned them not to repeat it again and let them go. The children realised that stealing was wrong. They repented and never took any coal from the station yard again.