Fred Pelhay

Fred Pelhay is an orange 'Private Owner' truck. Fred lives and works on the Island of Sodor. He is one of the troublesome trucks on the Island, and loves to cause trouble. Although he is not mentioned at all in the Railway Series, he makes a cameo in the background of the first picture in the story 'Toad Stands By' in the book Oliver the Western Engine.

There has been some debate whether or not Fred is actually his name, or just the name of the company that owns him. In the Learning Curve Thomas Wooden Railway range, it is implied that Fred is indeed his real name, although this may simply have been for convenience of labelling. He was available in the Learning Curve Thomas Wooden Railway range from 1997–2002— he is still produced but only available in the "5-Car Gift Pack" which also includes Toby, Henrietta, Bertie and Oliver.