Railways Songs & Films
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The Railways in Popular Entertainment

Railways hold a special and enduring place in the hearts of our nation and our popular culture very much reflects the great affection we have had for trains over the centuries. We at OTRBOT have therefore dedicated this page to the six strands of media listed below and their respective railway-themed features.

We have thoroughly enjoyed sourcing this information and reminiscing along the way, however, we may well have missed a few items. Therefore we would urge you, the visitors to our website and like-minded enthusiasts, to let us know of any railway orientated films, television programmes or musical pieces we may not have included on this page. We really look forward to hearing from you !

Title Year Made Starring Synopsis

Title Year Made Starring Synopsis
Down the Line 2008
Various Regional Presenters
including
Pete Waterman
 & Edwina Currie

Down the Line is a BBC regional documentary television programme, one episode per BBC region, discussing the history of the railways in that area and the effect Dr Beeching had locally, along with future plans.

Title Year Made Starring Synopsis
Chuggington 2008 n/a

Chuggington is an international computer-animated television series. The series is set in the fictional town of Chuggington, and follows the adventures of three young trainee locomotives, (or "chuggers" as they are called in the show), called Wilson, Brewster and Koko; they are cartoon versions of American, British and Japanese locomotives of the 1960s. Other engine characters also appear in the episodes; no road vehicles are shown.

Ivor The Engine 1959 Oliver Postgate

Ivor the Engine is a television series relating the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for the Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

Thomas The Tank Engine 1984 Ringo Starr or Michael Angelis
Underground Ernie 2006 Gary Lineker

Title Artist Year Made
Another Town, Another Train ABBA 1973
Chattanooga Choo Choo The Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller 1941
Down Bound Train Bruce Springsteen 1984
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight The Jam 1978
Downtown Train Tom Waites 1985
Freight Train Mike Seegar 1957
Honky Tonk Train Blues Meade Lux Lewis 1927
Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees 1966
Last Train to London Electric Light Orchestra 1979
Last Train to Transcentral KLF 1990
Love Train The O'Jays 1972
Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills & Nash 1969
Morning Train (9 to 5) Sheena Easton 1980
Riding on a Train The Pasedenas 1988
Runaway Freedom Train Zeke Manyika 1989
Runaway Train Elton John & Eric Clapton 1992

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