Not so very long ago in the top left hand corner of Wales there was a steam-railway, it wasn't a very long railway line or a very important railway.But it was called The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited and it was all there was and in a shed in a siding at the end of the railway live the locomotive of The Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited, which was a long name for a little engine.
So his friends just called him Ivor the engine.
Now in the morning Edwin Jones the steam the engine driver would come down over the hill.
Morning Ivor, jumping cold this morning, he would take wood and paper and light steam train Ivor's fire fill up his coal box check the water and then when Ivor the train had steam up, he would make his pot of tea and sat on train Ivor engines step to drink it.
Are well right then we better do some work I suppose said Jones the steam. Out they would trundle, out of the shed and out into the bright morning air. Jumping cold it was too that winter morning but bright as a pin, and Ivor the engine felt glad to be alive and steaming, because little engines love the cold whether.
The puffed down the track, hello the signal was against them. O here is a how-do you-do; Owen is not awake yet, can you give him a blow Ivor.
So Ivor did blow loud on is brass steam trumpet. Is it early you are Edwin Jones the steam? No it's late you are Owen the signal, pull your little leaver back, we've got work to do, so Owen the signal made the railway signal go to red and Ivor-engine steamed away.
Up the hill into Llaniog station, these Dai station look waiting for them. Morning Jones morning Ivor the engine, hello Dai what have you got for us today, o nothing special.
We better get some coal up for Grumbley gasworks and there's a box of tomatoes for Mr. Davie at Tiny edge and this bag of fish for Mrs. Thomas if you wouldn't mind. O I don't mind I'll take it in with Ivor.
I wouldn't do that he'll want it fresh not fried, right then I'll put it on the coal, she can have it black.
Can you connect up the track for me Dai station, right away then Edwin Jones the steam bye Ivor the train!
That was little green Ivor tank engine favorite run along the top of the hill, he loved to look down the valley and see the trees and welsh dry stone-walls, Welsh Mountain pony horses and the sheep and houses and the sea shinning in the distance.Morning train Ivor engines morning Mr. Jones, good-morning Mr. Pew is it coal you was Mr. Jones. What else have you got Mr. Pew; we've only got coal Mr. Jones right then we'll have coal.
Well that was just another day's work, as Dai station said nothing special. Mr. Davie got his red-tomatoes, Mrs. Thomas the old welsh-lady got her cod-fish thank you Mr. Jones she said, you're welcome Mrs. Thomas he replied.
It was evening when they reached Grumbley gasworks and delivered the coal.
Now it was time for the church quire practice, Evans the song was waiting for them. From the top if you please said Evans the song. The engine drive said steam train Ivor is a member of the Grumbley and District Choral Society.
Very proud of little green Ivor tank engine in the District Choral Society, well there in not many Chapel quires having a locomotive sing first bass. It's not at all usual even in north Wales.
Watch YouTube Ivor the Engine Cartoon Animation Kids 1970s TV First Episode the Railway clip.
