He holds the record for the most Jackanory appearances - 111 in total - and played station porter Albert Perks in classic 1970 film TheRailwayChildren.
Passenger traffic is rare on the CPR these days, so rare that farmers and even trackmaintenance workers wave and cheer like theRailwayChildren as we pass.
Mrs Thompson, who lived with her husband Jonathan and two young children in the small village, was found bludgeoned but still alive near a railway line after her dog returned home alone.
"There are 5, 000 children who live on Delhi railway station, " said Street League coach Bill Adams, of the privately-run India Youth Soccer Association.