Waving to a Train
Waving to a Train
1984, English. Directed by Bill Hays.
By chance a businessman changing trains at a busy railway junction overhears the station announcement for a local train to a beauty spot which he last visited when a child. On a whim he decides to take the local and revisit that spot where he, his sister and mother picnicked on an glorious summers day at the moment when the lives of both children were about to change for ever. The past, present and future combine in his memory of that day.
- Runtime
- 0h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 March 1984
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Martyn Read
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Waving to a Train isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 March 1984. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Waving to a Train?
Waving to a Train (1984) was directed by Bill Hays and stars Lynn Farleigh, Michael Pennington, Julia Gambold.