The Railway Children Revival Offers Five-Mile Steam Journey to Engine Shed Stage
Audiences board a historic steam train that delivers them to an Oxenhope engine shed where the story unfolds on moving platforms
Overview
- Audiences begin with an authentic five-mile steam train ride along the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- The action takes place inside a converted Oxenhope engine shed where spectators sit on platforms beside a live track
- L&Y 957 steams through the audience while smoke, lighting and seat-rattling effects simulate passing trains and heighten immersion
- The adaptation traces siblings’ journey from London to rural Yorkshire after their father’s wrongful arrest, evoking Edwardian resilience
- Running through September 7 as part of Bradford’s UK City of Culture programme, the revival has drawn enthusiastic praise for its theatrical innovation