Ivor the Engine: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story of a sometimes disobedient small green locomotive who worked for the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, although he dreamed of singing with the Grumbley and District Choral Society. In time he became first bass of the choir and transported the members from place to place.

His driver was Edwin Jones, known as Jones the Steam, who enjoyed fishing and daydreaming. Ivor's other friends included stationmaster Dai Station, portly choirmaster Evans the Song, fellow chorister Idris the Dragon, and fairground owner Morgan the Roundabout. Mr Morgan gave Ivor some pipes from his steam calliope to allow him to sing in the choir.

Series details

• Title: Ivor the Engine
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1975-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1975-04-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8977
• IMDb ID: tt0198157
• TVDB ID: 73416

Cast and credited roles

• Oliver Postgate — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 4: premiered 1975-04-26; final listed air date 1975-04-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ivor the Engine on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.