Ivor the Engine (1976) S01E18 Mrs Porty

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00:00Ivor the engine. Look, there he is. And he's absolutely rushing down the hill from Dinwiddie's gold mine.

00:13Oh yes, Jones the Steamer and Mr. Dinwiddie are bringing a lump of gold to show to Di.

00:17Mr. Dinwiddie is going to buy the railway with it. Oh, Di will be excited.

00:22Well, I dare say it is gold. In fact, I'm sure it is. But are you quite sure it's the best thing to do about the problem?

00:34Of course it is. It's Mr. Dinwiddie's gold. He can spend it how he likes.

00:37Oh, yes. But if he spends any of it, people will come to hear that there's gold in the hill and you know what will happen then.

00:44What will happen?

00:45There will be a gold rush.

00:47What do you mean?

00:48Great big machines tearing pieces out of the hill. Noisy, smelly towns growing up all round us.

00:55New railways built all over the valley and all over the hills.

00:59Oh dear, no. Oh no, I think that's worse.

01:01No, no, Mr. Dinwiddie, I think you're right. You better put your old gold back in the hill.

01:07Morning all. Well, you're a glum lot. Have they sold the railway or something?

01:15That is correct, Mrs. Porty.

01:18What? You're joking?

01:21Oh no, we're not, Mrs. Porty. Mr. Williams, the head office was here this morning.

01:26We're to be a branch line of the Welsh National. And there's to be no carting round donkeys for no reason.

01:31And timetables and tickets.

01:33And my loop line will be closed.

01:35And Ivor will have to go on to shunting at Pontypool Roads.

01:39Oh, there's tragedy. Oh, there's terrible news.

01:42Oh, Mr. Jones, I don't know what will happen to poor Bluebell.

01:46She'll be terribly sad without Ivor. Have you told them?

01:50Well, no, I haven't yet, Mrs. Porty.

01:52Come on, Jonesbach. We'll tell them now.

01:55Ivor, now listen, I'm afraid I've got bad news for us all.

02:02You see, the railway is going to be a bit different soon.

02:05The Welsh National are going to take over and you may be put on to some other sort of work.

02:09And, of course, it's been nice riding round on the railway with Ivor.

02:13But, like all these things, it can't go on forever.

02:16And Mr. Williams did say something about shunting at Pontypool Roads.

02:19And, of course, that's not a bad job.

02:21And Pontypool's a nice town, really, when you get used to it.

02:24And, oh, Ivor, don't weep.

02:27Oh, now, Bluebell, don't be sad.

02:30Oh, come on, Ivor. I'll wipe your windows.

02:33Mr. Jones.

02:35Oh, yes, Mrs. Porty.

02:37Mr. Jones, I am known to be very rich and I'm known to be very silly.

02:42Is that right?

02:43Well, you wouldn't put it quite like that.

02:45Unusual would be more polite or fanciful, some people say.

02:49Right.

02:50Well, today I'm going to do the silliest and most expensive thing I ever did.

02:55What's that, Mrs. Porty?

02:57Have you got a decent carriage on this rotten old railway?

03:01Oh, there's not a bad one round the back somewhere.

03:04It's black and gold.

03:05Well, get it out and dust it.

03:08We are going to Mary Arneth.

03:10Mary Arneth?

03:11But that's miles.

03:19And to Mary Arneth they went.

03:21It was later afternoon when they arrived at Mary Arneth Central.

03:24Mr. Williams was in his office.

03:26Oh, I...

03:29What's this?

03:30A deputation?

03:31Are you, Mr. Williams, of the head office?

03:34Yes, I am.

03:36Who are you?

03:38Oh, I beg your pardon, sir.

03:40This is Mrs. Porty.

03:43Oh, well, do sit down, Mrs. Porty and your gentlemen.

03:49Now then, what can I do for you?

03:52I want to buy the railway.

03:56The railway, Mrs. Porty?

03:59I want to buy the railway and I want to buy everything, lock, stock and barrel.

04:04Stock and barrel.

04:05But what are you going to do with it?

04:08I'm going to leave it as it is.

04:10Except that I shall do some of the work.

04:13And I'll have none of this sending either off to Pontypool roads for shunting

04:17and leaving my old donkey by herself.

04:20And buy it she did, Mrs. Porty.

04:23Lock, stock and barrel, engine and rolling stock, stations and sheds and signals.

04:28The lot.

04:29She signed a cheque for...

04:31Oh, I daren't tell you how much money.

04:33And then they all went home.

04:36Ok...

04:41Let's go...

04:44Let's go...

04:45Let's go...

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Ivor the Engine (1976) S01E18 Mrs Porty

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