Ivor the Engine

Ivor the Engine
From Ivor the Engine (1959); Ivor with Jones the Steam on footplate
Created by	Oliver Postgate
Voices of	Oliver Postgate Olwen Griffths Anthony Jackson
Narrated by	Oliver Postgate
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	26 (1959 b/w) 40 (1975–1977 colour)
Production
Running time	10 minutes per episode (b/w) 5 mins per episode (colour)
Production companies	Smallfilms for Associated-Rediffusion (1959) Smallfilms for BBC (1975–1977)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1959 (1959)
Network	BBC1
Release	1975 (1975) – 1977 (1977)
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Ivor the Engine is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lives in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and works for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited. His friends include Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

In 2024, to coincide with a reprint of the original book based on the series, Ivor and The Merioneth & Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited were inducted as the 13th (and only fictional) member of the Great Little Trains of Wales.^[1]