Toby

Toby the Tram Engine
Number	7
Built	June 1914 (age 109)
Arrived on Sodor	1928 (T1E2H3's universe) 1951 (Railway Series)
Color	Brown (Body) Grey, formerly Black and Blue (Sideplates)
Configuration	0-6-0T (hidden by sideplates)
Works at	Great Eastern Railway (1914-1922) London and North Eastern Railway (1923-1928) Lower Arlesburgh Tramway (1928-1951) Ffarquhar Branch (1951-present)

Toby the tram engine is the number 7 on the North Western Railway. He works on the Ffarquhar branch with Thomas, Percy, and Mavis.

Bio

*The following info is based on both the RWS and TV Series.

Toby was built in England in 1914 and worked on the the Great Eastern Railway and later on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) after 1923. After that, he then went to Sodor 1928 to work on a small tramway that ran from Arlesdale End to Lower Arlesburgh. On this line, he was given a coach called Henrietta. He often took goods for farmers in Arlesdale National Park, as well as tourists in the park. Though he wasn't affected by the Great Depression, his freight began to significantly drop after World War II because of the rise of buses and lorries. Soon, he only had about three trucks by 1950. In in the summer of 1951, whilst in the final weeks of the tramway, Sir Topham Hatt I and his grandchildren were on vacation in Arlesdale when they came across Toby. Toby gave them rides, and although he was at first offended by Bridget's remark about him being electric, he grew quite fond of them, and so did the Fat Controller. After they left, Toby's tramway was closed, and Toby was left in a shed. He was supposed to be left there, but the following morning, his crew excitingly told him that the Fat Controller had bought him to work on the Ffarquhar Branch Line. Thomas had got into trouble with the police for traveling on the quarry line without cowcatchers, and Toby was the perfect engine for it. Toby often takes workmen from Ffarquhar to Anopha Quarry and does general freight work on the branch line. Toby was also the one who found Bertram.

Persona

Toby's persona is similar to Edward's, being old and kind. However, Toby tends to be more timid and shy, especially in newer seasons. However, he can also be very brave, surviving being swept away on a bridge down a river during a flood in 1998. He sometimes can loose his confidence because of his strange shape.

Trainz Model

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SI3D's 2010 model of Toby was used throughout the series. In Highly Sprung, a CGI style model by Railway Works 3D was used. T1E2H3 reverted back to the old model as of The Tale of Timothy, as the new one does not have a big face selection, and he felt the CGI style did not fit in well with the other engines.

In NWR origins WildNorWester‘s RWS Toby Model is used until Toby arrives on Sodor.

Basis

Toby is based on a GER Class C53 (later reclassified as a LNER J70 in 1923) Wisbech Steam Tram. Twelve were built between 1903 and 1921. They were all withdrawn and scrapped between 1942 and 1955 with none being preserved. It is known that they're painted brown, although no color photo of them exists. This is the same for Edward, and James, even if it is known what color they are. Dwight and Micheal are also members of the same class.

Appearances

The Engines of Sodor

Season 1

• Gordon Goes Swimming
• Bill and Ben the Brave Brothers of Brendam (mentioned)
• Stuck!

Season 2

• Special Engines

Season 3

• Double Muddle
• The Sodor Garratt

Season 4

• The Great Railway Heist (cameo)
• Jim's Tale
• Diesels and Dragons (does not speak)
• The Creature

Season 5

• Highly Sprung
• The Tale of Timothy

Specials

• Haunted Henry
• How the Diesel Stole Christmas
• The Most Famous Engine (faceless cameo)

The Engines of Sodor Finale

• Tarnished Legacy
• Phantom Saboteur
• Wrath on the Rails

NWR Origins

Season 1

• Tank Engine Mixup (cameo)
• Great Western Escape (cameo)

Season 2

• Little Green Menace
• Country Tram
• Feisty Girl
• A True Diesel (cameo)

Thomas1Edward2Henry3's Remakes/Adaptions

• Toby's Discovery
• Horrid Lorry
• Granpuff
• Stepney Gets Lost
• Henry Sees Red (cameo)
• Ghost Train/Percy's Ghostly Trick
• Toby and the Stout Gentleman/Toby the Tram Engine
• Toby and the Flood
• Peace and Quiet

Voice Actor

• Thomas1Edward2Henry3: Episode II, EOS S3-S5
• James Riddle: Haunted Henry-Episode XV
• Matts: NWR Origins & EOS Finale

TV Apppearances

Toby has appeared in every season and special. He is voiced by Ben Small (Hero of the Rails-Season 18) and Rob Rackstraw (Season 19 or Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure-present) in the UK, and by William Hope in the US.

Trivia

• Toby is the only member of the NWR 11 not to be a regular steam engine.
• Along with Thomas and Edward, there are no members of Toby's basis left and no color photographs of them.
• Though he is often portrayed as old as Edward, he is only a year older than Thomas and about 14 years younger than Percy.
• Toby's Branch Line was in England in the Railway Series, whilst it ran through Arlesdale on Sodor in the TV Series.
• In the Engines of Sodor, Toby originally spoke with a Southern US accent, similar to Trainboy7's voice of Toby in his Thomas series. Beginning with the episode The Creature, T1E2H3 changed his voiced to sound more British due to viewer feedback.
• Toby,with Duck and Percy, didn't have an origins episode. T1E2H3 thought their episodes would just be remakes of how they arrived to Sodor. But now, their episodes will be the first three episodes in NWR Origins' second season.