# The Doctor — The Railway Children character guide

> The Doctor in The Railway Children by E. Nesbit.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Doctor, The Doctor, the doctor

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-engine-burglar

## Who they are

The local physician who attends to the family.

## In the story

### [The Hound's Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/chapters/xiii-the-hound-s-grandfather)

Sets Jim's leg, praises Mother's trust in her children, calls the children 'female beasts' in jest.

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