Tom Tipper

Tom Tipper is a postman that appears in the Railway Series book "Really Useful Engines" and the fourth season epiosde "Mind That Bike!". Tom is the postman that services Ffarquhar (Maron in the TV Series). Tom falls ill, and, when he returns, finds his Chief has decided a bike is more economical than a postvan. One morning, Tom is asked to fill in some forms. Tom, in a hurry, props his bike against Percy. When Percy's not looking, a boy climbs on the bike, rides down the platform and lands the bike under Percy's wheels, managing to get out of the way just in time (in the TV version, when Percy starts, the bike falls onto the rails). Tom is disappointed, but his Chief decides to give him his postvan back, to his delight.