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Ivor the Engine (1976)

Animation · Family

Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series relating the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station, among many other characters.

IMDb rating
7.4 (462 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

5.93 avg 14 episodes 6.4 → 6.1

Ep 1: 6.4 · 11 votesEp 2: 6.4 · 8 votesEp 3: 6.0 · 7 votesEp 4: 5.6 · 7 votesEp 5: 6.1 · 8 votesEp 6: 5.7 · 7 votesEp 7: 6.0 · 7 votesEp 8: 5.7 · 7 votesEp 9: 5.6 · 7 votesEp 10: 5.9 · 7 votesEp 11: 6.1 · 7 votesEp 12: 6.0 · 7 votesEp 13: 5.4 · 7 votesEp 14: 6.1 · 7 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Railway6.411
2Mrs Porty's Foxes6.48
3Bluebell6.07
4Unidentified Objects5.67
5The Dragon6.18
6Chickens5.77
7Old Nell6.07
8The Lost Engine5.77
9The Outing5.67
10Time Off5.97
11The Cuckoo Clock6.17
12Buying Things6.07
13The Water Tower5.47
14Central Heating6.17

Season 2 (1976)

5.60 avg 10 episodes 6.3 → 5.2

Ep 1: 6.3 · 7 votesEp 2: 5.4 · 7 votesEp 3: 5.7 · 6 votesEp 4: 5.5 · 6 votesEp 5: 6.0 · 6 votesEp 6: 5.8 · 6 votesEp 7: 5.2 · 5 votesEp 8: 5.6 · 5 votesEp 9: 5.3 · 6 votesEp 10: 5.2 · 6 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Visitor6.37
2The Trumpet5.47
3The Sheepdog5.76
4Juggernaut5.56
5Half-Crowns6.06
6Snowdrifts5.86
7The Fire Engine5.25
8Sledging5.65
9The Hat5.36
10Retirement5.26