00:00Ivor the engine. Look, there he is, standing by the platform at Laniog. And there's his friend,
00:12Bluebell the donkey, in her private carriage. They go round a lot together, those two. I wonder
00:18where Jones the steam and Dye station are. Or perhaps they're in the office. Oh yes, so they
00:24are. And who's that other gentleman in a top hat? Oh yes, that's Mr. Williams, the head
00:30office. Oh, very posh he is. Managing Director of the Merioneth and Lantisilly Rail Traction
00:35Company Limited. Well, there you are, gentlemen, I'm afraid. That is the situation. My directors
00:42are concerned at the loss of revenue and are proposing to sell the railway to the Welsh
00:48National Railway Commission. Oh yes, well, we understand that, Mr. Williams. But what
00:54does it mean exactly to us? I mean, what'll happen to us? Oh, nothing very serious. You'll
01:00have to keep to the timetables and follow the regulations. I don't suppose they'll want you
01:06to go carting round donkeys in special trucks for no reason? But that's Bluebell. Yes, and
01:13I expect you'll have to issue tickets and work regular hours. And you know, carry on like a
01:19branch line of the National Railway, which is what you'll be after all. But what about
01:24Ivor? I don't know what they'll do about the engine. I believe they're thinking of using
01:30diesel engines, so I expect they'll send him down to Pontypool Roads for shunting at the
01:36yard. Oh, but Ivor would hate that. He hates shunting. And the choir, they couldn't do without
01:41him. Well, I dare say there's a choir at Pontypool Roads, but I don't know. The point is,
01:48the railway isn't run just for your engines convenience. It has to make money. Oh, yes.
01:55Well, we appreciate that, Mr. Williams. Yes, well, there you are. That's the bad news. Now
02:04I must be getting back to Merlioneth. I thought I'd like to come over and tell you about it
02:10myself. You know, we're just as sorry about it as you are, but there it is. Oh, well, thank
02:18you anyway, Mr. Williams. It was good of you to come. And Mr. Williams got into his Rolls-Royce
02:25motor car and was driven away. Oh, die, there's terrible news. Oh, I don't know how I shall
02:34ever break it to Ivor or Bluebell. Oh, well, it hasn't happened yet, Jones. Look,
02:40you'd better take these new boots up to Mr. Dinwiddie. Oh, well, I'd better be off. Oh,
02:48come on, Ivor. It's time for work. That was sad news, wasn't it? Jones and Ivor went up
03:00the line to Dinwiddie the gold miner's pit and told him about the railway being sold.
03:04But Jones, Bach, if the railway's up for sale, why don't we buy it? Oh, don't be daft, Mr. Dinwiddie.
03:16Where would we find the money to buy the railway? It would cost thousands and thousands of pounds.
03:20Well, I don't know. What you can buy depends on what you've got, doesn't it? Well, yes,
03:26but what have you got? That's the question. Look, come inside here a minute. See these cupboards?
03:34Well, look inside. Oh, what's this stuff? Dirty yellow metal in blocks. Well, that's no good
03:41for anything. What's it made of? Well, what do you think? Well, I don't know. Well, it's gold,
03:48of course, you stupid. Gold? Yes, and here, and here, and here, and in here. Gold. And under the table,
03:55there. Stocks of it. How do you get all this gold? Well, I dug it out of the hill and melted it down.
04:01How do you think? You could buy the railway with that lot. You must have tons of it here. I could
04:05buy the whole of Wales, England and Scotland as well. And you would buy the railway just so that
04:11we could go on as usual? Well, what's the use of having a bit of money put by if you can't help your
04:18friends it? Yes, of course, I'd be glad to. Oh, Mr. Dinwiddie, come down to Lanyog with me. Come and talk to
04:25Dye Station. Oh, that's wonderful news. No, no, no, no. Don't go off, Bang Jones. Just you wait
04:31while I put my new boots on. Oh, and bring one of your dirty lumps of gold with you to show Dye.
04:36Oh, he will be excited.
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