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The Fat Controller is a fictional character in The Railway Series books written by Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.In the first two books in the series (The Three Railway Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine) he is known as The Fat Director, and as of the third book (James the Red Engine) he becomes The Fat Controller, as the railway has been nationalised.
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Dowager Hatt (voiced by Keith Wickham) is Sir Topham Hatt's elderly mother, Lady Hatt's mother-in-law and Stephen and Bridget's great-grandmother, who had visited Sodor many times. [9] [10] On one visit, after a string of technical problems on the railway, her Dalmatian became frightened and ran away, spending a work day inside Thomas' cab. She ...
Originally, Sir Topham Hatt had only ordered Donald to work on his railway, but Douglas stowed away with him to avoid being scrapped. After many misadventures, both engines were kept. They tend to work together, although they can be argumentative. Caledonian Railway 812 and 652 Classes: Donald | Joe Mills (2015–2016, specials only)
In 1952, Sir Handel made fun of the coaches by calling them "cattle trucks", which resulted in them holding him back on the hill. Ada, Jane and Mabel: SR 6, 7, and 8 Three open-topped carriages who were acquired at one point prior to 1958, while Rheneas and Skarloey were away being overhauled.
This is the first book in the series, and introduces Edward, Henry, Gordon and the Fat Director (then later became the Fat Controller; also known as Sir Topham Hatt). Notes. These stories were first told to the young Christopher Awdry in 1942 when he was sick with measles, but due to wartime conditions, they were not published until 1945.
Dowager Hatt runs the railway, while Sir Topham Hatt is sick and away, but causes lots of trouble, starting from Thomas collecting her new hat to Emily taking Annie and Clarabel on Thomas' Branch Line to Gordon taking trucks of scrap to Percy taking Gordon's Express and other things causing confusion and delay. This gives Emily the time to help ...
Sir Topham Hatt's red rail inspection car and his primary mode of transportation on the North Western Railway. Wickham trolley: Matt Wilkinson Luke: 22 A green Irish narrow gauge saddle tank engine who works primarily at the Blue Mountain Quarry on the Skarloey Railway. 'Peter Pan', a 'Wren' class locomotive Michael Legge