The Titfield Thunderbolt Page #2

Synopsis: The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railroad. They decide to rescue it by running it themselves, in competition with the local bus company.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Charles Crichton
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.2
NOT RATED
Year:
1953
84 min
539 Views


- Come on, Mr Weech!

What's the purpose

of the firebox throat plate?

- When does an engine bark?

- What's a stuffing gland?

- How long's your jay rod?

- How do you free a clogged blower?

- How do you treat a big end brass?

- Answer my questions, man!

Well, you answer mine,

and take your paws off me!

Gentlemen, order, please!

I declare the contest a draw.

They must both drive the engine.

- (Laughter)

- If they ever get the chance.

Mr Valentine, we need 10,000

to float our company.

My dear Mr Chesterford,

what is 10,000 between friends?

- Nothing, we're hoping.

- Money is only a symbol. Come on.

Let's drink to your success.

Miss Hampton, dear, set them up.

- You'll finance us?

- I, dear boy? Charming gesture.

But what right have I to exploit

your enterprise for gain?

- I, a foolish old man?

- You certainly won't gain by it.

I, who already have enough

for my simple needs.

This line has been

losing money for years.

It's bound to go on losing money.

There's an honest man.

Thank you, my dear sir.

But for your timely warning, I might

have made a foolish investment.

Come along, Miss Hampton, dear.

Mr Valentine, what do you do in

the morning before this place opens?

I wait impatient for the day to dawn.

Suppose the day dawned

at 13 minutes to nine.

Mr Chesterford, you're a poet,

a dreamer of beautiful dreams.

There is nothing in law to prevent

a railway company opening a bar

in one of its trains

whenever that train is under way.

Give us your backing and we'll run

a bar on the Titfield-Mallingford line

- every morning and afternoon.

- Sundays excepted.

You... You wouldn't tease

an old man, would you?

Mr Weech, you wouldn't joke

about a sacred subject.

I am assured

it will be quite, quite legal.

You can write your own timetable.

My very dear sir,

you can write your own cheque!

Hallelujah!

- (Cheering and laughter)

- Set them up, Miss Hampton!

(Horn honks)

- Morning, Tom.

- Morning, sir.

- Morning.

- Morning, sir.

- Morning, Mr Clegg.

- Morning.

Titfield branch line.

British Railways are prepared to sell.

These people are determined

to run it themselves.

That is their intention.

You will be conducting an official

inquiry at Mallingford next Tuesday.

It's going to be tough.

Bound to be a lot of local opposition.

- Amateurs running a railway.

- There is.

You will ascertain whether or not

such opposition is justified.

(Children cheering)

- You know, Sam, this is serious.

- Scandalous! Gross libel!

Yes, but we are amateurs.

Amateurs?

(indistinct chatter)

- Come on up, Mr Weech.

- I say, Ben. You are a brick!

- Did the guard see you?

- No, I don't think so.

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