Peter — The Railway Children Character Profile

About Peter

One of the three siblings. He attempts to steal coal to heat their cold home, angering the stationmaster. He also joins his siblings in helping a Russian dissident and warning a train driver about a landslide.

Character Facts

Played by

Jack Blumenau

Appears in

The Railway Children (2000)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Peter — Family Siblings — Bobbie (Jemima Rooper)

  Brother and sister who navigate their displacement together.

• Peter — Family Siblings — Phyllis (Clare Thomas)

  Brother and sister who share daily adventures by the tracks.

• Peter — Family Mother-Son — Mother (Jenny Agutter)

  Son who helps his mother adapt to rural life.

• Peter — Family Father-Son — Father (Michael Kitchen)

  Son who endures separation from his father.

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More characters from The Railway Children

• Phyllis (Clare Thomas)
• Bobbie (Jemima Rooper)
• Perks (Gregor Fisher)
• Father (Michael Kitchen)
• Mother (Jenny Agutter)
• Station Master (Clive Russell)
• Dr Forrest (David Bamber)
• The Old Gentleman (Richard Attenborough)
• Mrs Ransome (Amanda Walker)
• Mrs Viney (Janet Wood)
• Bargee (Ian Gain)
• Ruth (Melanie Clark Pullen)