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The branch line supporters are bitterly opposed by bus operators Alec Pearce ( Ewan Roberts ) and Vernon Crump ( Jack MacGowran ), but, despite the fears of town clerk George Blakeworth ( Naunton Wayne ), the supporters persuade the Ministry of Transport to grant them a month's trial period with an inspection at the end.

Dan Taylor ( Hugh Griffith ), a retired railway worker, knows how to run an engine and joins the venture.