Pennod 3 Ar y Bysus

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-The wild west is home

-to several family-run bus companies.

-In this series,

-we follow three of them.

-Taf Valley Coaches, Whitland.

-Someone's sure to complain.

-Richards Bros, Cardigan.

-We talk on the phone, mostly.

-We talk on the phone, mostly.

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-Then we can't hit each other!

-And Midway Motors, Crymych.

-The bus is coming!

-They link rural communities...

-I used to follow

-a herd of cows down here.

-The drawbacks of country life.

-..with nearby towns...

-How are you, Tom? OK?

-..and run trips

-with some colourful characters.

-We're what's termed merry widows.

-We're the carers,

-they're from the care home.

-We won't get invited

-back to Newport for a while.

-Yes, there's lots of fun

-and laughter on the buses.

-It's a cold morning in Crymych...

-..and Shon is preparing for one of

-Midway Motors' most popular trips.

-Which bus are you on?

-We'll find out now.

-Hey, you're on the yellow one.

-Every year, the company organizes

-a tour to Ireland's Wexford Rally.

-And these blokes - and women -

-know how to enjoy themselves.

-As you can see,

-people are keen to go with us.

-They've arrived already.

-I've bought the buses up here

-so they know it's these two going.

-I'll load the big cases

-into the lockers first.

-I swear some pack for a month.

-I'll put it in for you,

-all part of the service.

-Can I get something out of it?

-From this one? Now?

-I'd better had.

-Are these fragile?

-They're all fragile?

-There's only bottles in this one!

-Great fun, a weekend off.

-Go for it!

-Hold it flat!

-Are you going for the rallying

-or the beer?

-Both. Both!

-Hold on now. Enfys, here you are.

-Julie.

-On the bus and on the ferry to

-Enniscorthy, and that's all I know!

-These women have got it sussed,

-and know exactly what's needed.

-..including Marge and Pop

-from Llandysul.

-Clothes and beer.

-Beer's expensive in Ireland.

-Beer's expensive in Ireland.

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-Indeed it is.

-Miraculously, everyone's on time.

-Good grief. Bring that camera here!

-This chap here...

-..has never been early

-for any of my trips.

-This is a miracle.

-Something's happened.

-He's 15 minutes early!

-He's a character!

-The bus has been loaded

-and everything's in place.

-And Pop makes sure

-she has enough pop for the trip.

-Off they go, but Midway Motors

-isn't the start of the tour.

-Some have made an early start

-in a pub in Newport.

-Shon? Yes, I know Shon well.

-Is he driving the bus?

-Say no more.

-Say no more.

-It should be a good weekend.

-Plenty of cars, plenty of water.

-It'll be good.

-Water?!

-Shon's here, and two dozen Newport

-residents are ready to board.

-Once again,

-the essentials have been packed.

-Are you OK, Gary?

-How long are you going for? A month?

-Good boy. Spare clothes!

-The next stop is ten miles away,

-to meet the ferry in Fishguard.

-We won't get invited

-back to Newport for a while.

-As an old woman

-once said to me, "Keep going!"

-That's what I'll do.

-Everyone's on board now,

-the last pick-up was in Newport.

-We had a good crowd there.

-A few have been

-in the pub all morning.

-They'll be in bed early tonight.

-We'll be in Fishguard in 20 minutes.

-Time is tight.

-We're usually earlier than this.

-We'll be on the ferry

-in a short while.

-I can't wait.

-There's a nice view from here.

-I can't see it,

-but it's good on the way back.

-If you say so, Shon.

-Here we are,

-the first official stop.

-The port of Fishguard,

-one step closer to Ireland.

-I'm just going in to check

-that we've booked the ferry.

-I'll be round in a minute

-to collect the passports.

-If you can have them ready,

-I'll take them to reception.

-Thank you.

-They don't need passports!

-But they don't know that!

-Before leaving for Ireland,

-a photo to remember the occasion.

-She hasn't been on the ferry before.

-She hasn't been on the ferry before.

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-Once or twice, that's all.

-Oh, I thought you'd never been.

-I've been twice.

-Are you nervous?

-Are you nervous?

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-No. Enough to drink and I'm fine.

-# Ireland, Ireland

-# Together standing tall

-# Shoulder to shoulder

-# For ever Ireland's call #

-There we are. We're on the way!

-On the way? Well gone, I'd say!

-Nothing's moved yet

-on Finch Square in Cardigan.

-Now that the summer holiday

-is over in Ceredigion...

-..things on the Cardi Bach

-coastal service are getting quieter.

-Maldwyn is at the wheel,

-and he's had a tough summer.

-A lot of visitors on the roads

-touring the coastal path and so on.

-People in campers and caravans.

-Half of them can't reverse.

-It puts pressure on us to reverse.

-If I have half a mile to reverse

-and they only have to that mirror...

-..I stand my ground

-and tell them to reverse.

-But they can't, so out they get.

-They can be quite nasty...

-..at times.

-They call me Welsh pig.

-Welsh pig.

-Poor Maldwyn. You deserve better.

-Meanwhile, Clive Edwards

-from Taf Valley Coaches...

-..is on the road again,

-but not in a bus this time.

-He's in something smaller...

-..and carrying

-a group of his drivers.

-They're going for a spin

-for a special reason.

-We're heading to Didcot,

-near Oxford.

-There are four buses up there,

-and we've bought five.

-We've got a new contract

-from 1 April...

-..running the service

-from Haverfordwest to Tenby.

-I need three buses for that.

-And another

-from Haverfordwest to Carmarthen...

-..so I need a newer bus for that.

-Four buses? That bank balance

-is taking a hammering today.

-A lot of money.

-Over 300,000 for four used buses.

-The exact same model

-is 128,000 each new.

-They're 50,000 each cheaper

-because they're second-hand.

-That's a big saving.

-A 200,000 saving for us.

-I hope they'll be OK.

-Hopefully.

-But despite the spending, there's

-lots of banter and leg-pulling.

-Are we nearly there, Dad?

-Are we nearly there, Dad?

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-Dad, are we nearly there?

-I need a wee-wee.

-I need a wee-wee.

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-Can you turn the heating off, Dad?

-There's also

-family planning advice.

-I've told the boys,

-if they want kids...

-..to have them in winter

-when it's quiet, not in summer.

-He's even offering his help.

-We've got a machine

-in the tea room.

-Tim still thinks

-it's a chewing gum machine.

-This could be a long trip.

-But everyone's in high spirits.

-# The wheels on the bus

-go round and round

-# Round and round, round and round

-# The wheels on the bus

-go round and round

-# All day long #

-Back on Crymych's Midway bus,

-they have crossed the Irish Sea...

-..and are safely in Ireland.

-But there's one person on the bus

-who isn't meant to be there.

-He's behind me.

-Keep it quiet now.

-His wife doesn't know he's out here.

-Hush, mun.

-Quiet!

-Don't swear!

-Shush, or I'll give you swearing.

-I'll burn that camera!

-The cap's hiding nothing, Idwal.

-You're on S4C now!

-Apparently, he's a bit of a Houdini.

-He went to get a loaf one weekend

-and spent three months in Australia.

-She doesn't mind.

-The happy tourists

-are in Enniscorthy at last.

-But Shon still has

-to get the group organized...

-..and sort the logistics

-of getting to the rally.

-If it's OK with you, I've said

-breakfast is from seven onwards.

-Not everyone will come down

-at the same time, if that's alright.

-The gang, the usual gang.

-The gang, the usual gang.

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-I'll see you in a minute now.

-The next job is to work out

-which stages we'll watch tomorrow.

-I've got an idea, because a bloke

-we know marshals at many events.

-He's told me

-where and where not to go.

-I'll work it out,

-and fingers crossed...

-..everyone will be on the bus

-by half past eight.

-But that'll never happen.

-It's been a very long day.

-Time for a good night's sleep

-before the rally in the morning.

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-It's a dry Saturday morning

-in Enniscorthy.

-It's quiet as well,

-with one or two aching heads.

-But Iwan, Shon's brother

-and driver of the second bus...

-..is up early

-and ready for a day's work.

-We're heading for Adamstown

-this morning.

-It's about 30 minutes.

-Everything's fairly local.

-We'll end in Wexford

-at the service area.

-Some are a bit slow,

-but a lot of them are up.

-They managed that!

-Hello! Marge and Pop

-are up and about as well.

-I'm OK, just a bit tired.

-But, got to be done!

-The rally today,

-sitting down and watching.

-Having fun.

-Will there be more pop today, girls?

-Yes.

-The bag's full.

-I've got about ten of these.

-And ski trousers,

-in case it's wet or cold.

-That's quite a load.

-Off they go,

-for a full day's rallying.

-Back in Ceredigion, Maldwyn

-and the Cardi Bach are busy...

-..going from village to village

-picking up customers.

-He knows his patch

-and has no need of a satnav.

-Down to Gwbert now first...

-..then up to Ferwig...

-..Ferwig to Mwnt...

-..Mwnt on to Parcllyn...

-..from Parcllyn on to Aberporth...

-..Aberporth across to Tresaith...

-..Tresaith down to Penbryn...

-..over then to Llangrannog...

-.down to the beach and back...

-..up to Gilfach and Pant...

-..Blaencelyn...

-..out to Llwyndafydd,

-down to Cwmtydu...

-..back to Llwyndafydd...

-..and around to that

-little village, what's it called?

-Caerwedros?

-Caerwedros?

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-Then to New Quay.

-Fair play, Maldwyn,

-that's quite a spin.

-It's 45 or 50 miles.

-One way.

-With lots of familiar faces

-to keep him company.

-I do have regulars

-who like to go for a spin.

-Old people, to get out of the house.

-They like it.

-Look at the view.

-They like to go

-down to Cwmtydu and so on.

-The Cardi Bach beats sitting at home

-or going to the doctor.

-The Cardi Bach beats any surgery.

-It's west Wales' answer

-to private healthcare.

-But it's a tonic for the drivers

-as well as the customers.

-I enjoy meeting people

-and chatting, you see.

-Going out into the countryside.

-I couldn't work indoors.

-In a factory or something.

-Outside. The day goes quicker.

-I work Mondays to Fridays now.

-I'm knocking on. I'll be 70 next.

-I'm not a young chick any more.

-On the M4, the theme is impressions,

-but who's the butt?

-I tell you, I've had a gutsful.

-Up to here. I've had a gutsful.

-What the hell

-am I going to do now, Tim?

-I can't get drivers

-and I've had a gutsful.

-Tim, you've got to go.

-What's the point of having work

-if you can't work?

-Bowls, bowls, bowls, bowls.

-I need you to drive buses.

-I've got the buses here, see,

-but I need you.

-Watch him in the middle.

-Clive will be glad

-to reach the destination.

-We're almost there.

-We're off the M4,

-there are new houses everywhere.

-We're approaching

-the Tappins Coaches yard.

-The leg-pulling continues.

-This is a lovely yard, Clive.

-There they are.

-Let's have some quiet, boys.

-There's business to do.

-Morning, Clive.

-Morning, Clive.

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-How are you, Simon?

-Good. Have you had a good journey?

-Yes, we left at seven, actually.

-We've had one stop

-for a cup of coffee.

-I can see a nice touch

-with the Taf Valley Coaches.

-From the Thames Valley

-to the Taf Valley.

-Now, that's what I call service.

-We're just checking them

-to make sure they're OK to go home.

-The white bus is the one

-I'm most worried about.

-We've brought things with us,

-a spare wheel and so on.

-I know you can't change a wheel

-on a motorway.

-The boys are checking them over

-and we'll be away to go very soon.

-And here we are, four buses

-heading back to the wild west.

-Best of luck with it, Clive.

-Best of luck with it, Clive.

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-Yes, thank you very much, Simon.

-Now you can eat steak and chips

-and salmon...

-..all the top notch

-for the rest of the years...

-..and I'm tonight on bread and jam.

-Fantastic, the way it should be!

-Thank you.

-Maldwyn and the Cardi Bach

-drive along narrow coastal roads.

-But this bus

-is a touch wide for the odd lane...

-..and patience

-is sometimes required.

-Here we go again, boys.

-You come on, pal.

-Into reverse,

-and Maldwyn's experience shows.

-Back on the road in no time,

-and that's another shift over.

-The Cardi Back returns

-to the depot in Cardigan.

-A cup of tea now.

-Yes, why not?

-In Ireland, Shon and his coach...

-..head to the first stage

-of the Wexford Rally.

-Everyone is itching to see the cars.

-I'm coming out to support the boys,

-and my son's competing too.

-It's a pleasure to watch him.

-Whatever trip we go on with them,

-it's guaranteed to be good.

-We'll sort the money later, Richard.

-We'll sort the money later, Richard.

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-Good boy. Thank you.

-They've arrived, and the hedges

-are ringing with Crymych accents.

-This is the first stage.

-Thankfully, we found a place

-to turn two buses around.

-It's a big responsibility,

-bringing 80 rally fans here.

-With two big buses,

-you might not get close.

-Some stages might require

-an eight to ten mile walk.

-But we got lucky today.

-Here's the first car,

-and it's shifting.

-The smell of the tyres

-and the hot engine.

-Being so close to them is important.

-For some of these, the highlight

-of the year is Wexford in September.

-Lots to do and lots to see.

-With the first stage over,

-on they go to the next one.

-We're now going

-to the service area in Wexford.

-We'll spend about 90 minutes there.

-You can look at the cars

-and chat with the boys.

-Toilet, food and so on.

-From there,

-we'll go to stage six of the rally.

-We'll watch a few cars there...

-..then head up to stage eight...

-..and from there,

-back to Enniscorthy.

-Fair play, Shon,

-you look after them all.

-They're approaching Wexford,

-location of the service area.

-There's no time to waste.

-Marge and Pop

-are having a great time.

-It's an adrenaline rush,

-seeing them all out there.

-Drifting around corners.

-It's different to being at home.

-There's more adrenaline here

-than there is at home.

-It's nice to see them

-in daylight as well.

-Rallying is a big thing in Crymych.

-The Bro Preseli Rally.

-Some of these boys race themselves

-but can't afford to race out here.

-The next best thing

-is coming to watch.

-They come every year

-and old tales are retold.

-Back on the M4, Clive and the boys

-are still on shift.

-The Severn Crossing

-and west Wales are getting closer.

-Each driver has a new bus to drive.

-They finally arrive in Whitland.

-The Taf Valley Coaches yard

-is home to four new buses.

-My backside's like a steam iron.

-No, we're all back safely,

-that's the main thing.

-Park them up, start checking them

-then they'll go out on the road.

-Will you sleep tonight?

-Probably.

-I always sleep well.

-A pint now, away to go.

-Beddy-byes.

-Next time on the buses...

-Richards Bros make an investment.

-Leather seats. Posh.

-Pembrokeshire will be amazed!

-It's a day to remember

-for Crymych's Midway Motors family.

-It's fantastic,

-and the sun's out.

-Someone's looking down on us

-and it's been great.

-And Taf Valley Coaches

-head for Belgium.

-Very emotional,

-the poppies falling from the tower.

-A lot of people shed tears.

-Come with us on the buses.

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