Editing The Railway Children (section)

===Stage versions===
In 2005 the stage musical was first presented at [[Sevenoaks]] Playhouse in Kent, UK, with a cast including [[Are You Being Served?]] star [[Nicholas Smith (actor)|Nicholas Smith]] as the Old Gentleman,<ref>{{cite web |title=Play directory : The Railway Children |url=https://www.mandy.com/play/455/the-railway-children# |website=mandy.com}}</ref> [[Paul Henry (actor)|Paul Henry]] from [[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]] as Perks and West End star Susannah Fellows as Mother. Music is by Richard John and book and lyrics by [[Julian Woolford]].

A new stage adaptation written by [[Mike Kenny (writer)|Mike Kenny]] and directed by [[Damian Cruden]] was staged in 2008 and 2009 at the [[National Railway Museum]], York. The adaptation starred [[Sarah Quintrell]], [[Colin Tarrant]] and [[Marshall Lancaster]] (2008 only), and featured a [[GNR Stirling 4-2-2|Stirling Single]] steam locomotive (GNR [[4-2-2]] No. 1 of 1870) which, while not actually in steam, entered the stage on the tracks originally leading into the York Goods Station, in which the 'Station Hall' section of the museum is now situated. The stage was constructed inside the large tent outside the Goods Station, which is usually reserved for some of the working locomotives of the museum. The project was set up by [[York Theatre Royal]], and involved its younger members (Youth Theatre) in the production.<ref name=YTR>[http://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/cgi/events/events.cgi?t=template&a=341 York Theatre Royal production]. Yorktheatreroyal.co.uk. Retrieved on 18 June 2016.</ref><ref name=BTG>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/railwaychildren-rev.htm British Theatre Guide review]. Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved on 18 June 2016.</ref> This adaptation then transferred for two seasons to two disused platforms at [[Waterloo International railway station]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-features/7854198/The-Railway-Children-weepie-that-will-never-run-out-of-steam.html | location=London | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | first=David | last=Gritten | title=The Railway Children: weepie that will never run out of steam | date=29 June 2010}}</ref>

A [[Toronto]] production in 2011 was staged at [[John Street Roundhouse#Roundhouse Park|Roundhouse Park]], home of [[John Street Roundhouse]] National Historic Site<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/railway-children-musical-coming-to-toronto-park-1.1052904 | work=CBC News | title=Railway Children musical coming to Toronto park | date=26 January 2011}}</ref> by [[Mirvish Productions]]. A temporary 1,000-seat theatre was built at the base of the [[CN Tower]], around the railway tracks—with the audience seated on either side—and it featured the vintage British steam locomotive No. 563 of the [[LSWR T3 class]] of 1893, shipped across specially for the occasion and then used in the subsequent 2014 production at [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]], London,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kennedy|first1=Maev|title=Why loco is true star of Railway Children|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jan/16/railway-children-play-steam-train-kings-cross-mike-kenny-theatre|access-date=16 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=16 January 2015|page=19}}</ref><ref name="railwaychildrenlondon">{{cite web|title=THE TRAIN & COACH|url=http://railwaychildrenlondon.com/about/facts-figures|work=railwaychildrenlondon.com}}</ref> which ran until 2017. 

The production at Waterloo won an Olivier Award for best entertainment in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.olivierawards.com/news/view/item115079/The-Railway-Children-wins-Best-Entertainment | work=Olivier Awards page | title=The Railway Children wins Best Entertainment – Laurence Olivier Awards | date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

The stage adaptation, produced by the National Railway Museum and York Theatre Royal, reopened in December 2014 in a new theatre behind London's Kings Cross station<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/railway-children-kings-cross | location=London | work=London Box Office | first=Oliver | last=Mitford | title=The Railway Children steams back into London | date=8 October 2014}}</ref> and closed on 8 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/justin-fletcher-railway-children | location=London | work=Best of Theatre | title=TV's Mr Tumble Joins The Railway Children – Must Close 8 January 2017 | date=16 June 2016}}</ref> As with the Toronto production, this used [[LSWR T3 class]] No. 563. No.563 was later restored for full operational use by the [[Swanage Railway]] and returned to steam there in October 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=563 returns to steam|url=https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/563-returns-to-steam|work=[[Swanage Railway]]|accessdate=8 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LSWR T3 Class- 563- Supporters Launch Day 07/10/2023 (video)| website=[[YouTube]] | date=7 October 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uypDHYcJX5E&t=1458s|accessdate=8 October 2023}}</ref>