Train line in The Railway Children among sites protected with funding

Oakworth station, the setting of the 1970 film The Railway Children (Alamy/PA)

A train line which featured in The Railway Children film is among a number of “cherished” UK institutions such as pubs, museums and sports clubs to be protected with funding.

The Government is spending more than £12.3m to secure 45 treasured spaces in villages, towns and cities across the country.