The Boy in the Train
Famous Scottish poem about trains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boy in the Train is a poem written in Scots, by Mary Campbell (Edgar) Smith (1869–1960),[1] first published in 1913. It is featured in many anthologies of Scottish verse,[2] texts related to railway history,[3][4][5] and is routinely quoted when discussing linoleum,[6][7][8] and the history of the Scottish town Kirkcaldy.[9][10][11] It is a popular poem in Scottish culture,[12][13][14] often being a children's party piece,[15][16] and "recited by generations of primary school children".[17] The crime-writer Val McDermid, who was born in Kirkcaldy, has said "As school kids we all had to learn The Boy in the Train".[12][18][19]