have both feet amputated. The cause of the injury is not mentioned, because it is different in all three variants. The film ends with a disfigured Robbie confined to a wheelchair. He is watching some other children play football, with a commentary by the narrator about how he will never be able to play again. The final shot is of his football boots, which he will now never need again, hanging up on the back of his bedroom door at home. Trains used in the Film GWR 6000 Class 6000 "King George V" British Rail Class 43 HST British Rail Class 55 "Deltic" Advanced Passenger Train (British Rail Class 370) External links Information about Robbie Public information films British Transport Films 1979 films 1970s educational films 1970s British films British educational films