...Not very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway. It wasn't a very long railway or a very important railway, but it was called The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, and it was all there was. And in a shed, in a siding at the end of the railway, lives the Locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, which was a long name for a little engine so his friends just called him Ivor..." ...And that was how it began, back in 1959: one of Oliver Postgate's most loved creations, Ivor the Engine. It was a series about the Welsh adventures of a little green railway engine and his many friends. But Ivor wasn't an ordinary steam engine. He pretty much wished he was a person and ended up doing things like singing in a choir and swimming in the sea! One season of six, 10 minute, Black and White films was made for and screened by Associated-Red.
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Air Date: 1959-12-28
Ivor the Engine hears the sound of a Welsh choir for the first time, and wants to join in, though he knows this is im...
Air Date: 1960-01-04
Jones the Steam is concerned that Ivor is not himself. Along with Dai Station, they visit the Chief Engineer, who tel...
Air Date: 1960-01-11
Dai the Station has the idea of taking Ivor back to where he first became sad. On the hill above the choir practice, ...
Air Date: 1960-01-18
Evans the Song agrees to listen to Ivor's whistle, but it is too weak and rough for the choir. Jones the Steam determ...
Air Date: 1960-01-25
With the help of all of Ivor's friends, Jones is able to replace Ivor's whistle with three organ pipes donated from t...
Air Date: 1960-02-01
Evans the Song convinces both the choir committee and the railway bosses, and Ivor joins the choir.