This page is for the managers who have appeared in The Railway Series.
Worksite Foremen[]
Worksite Foremen are in charge of the workmen at construction and repair sites and supervise the operations.
Biography[]
When the south Tidmouth Tunnel was blocked, Henry took some workmen with a foreman to investigate the tunnel. When they entered and tried to dig at the block, it grunted and moved, causing all the workmen to evacuate the tunnel. After one of them explained what had happened, the foreman did not believe him and decided to ride in one of the trucks and have Henry push the block out. When Henry entered the tunnel, the block, which was a circus elephant, pushed him and the trucks out of the tunnel, much to the surprise of both him and the foreman.
Appearances[]
The Barrow-in-Furness Yard Foreman[]
The Barrow-in-Furness Yard Foreman is in charge of the yard at Barrow-in-Furness.
Biography[]
When Douglas was leaving Barrow-in-Furness with Oliver, Isabel and Toad, the foreman noticed them and shone a lamp. He then stated that they could not take Oliver, Isabel and Toad, however, Douglas' driver explained that the three belonged to them. Douglas' guard showed the labels and papers to the foreman, and although grudging at first, he allowed them to proceed.
Uniform[]
The foreman's uniform consists of blue trousers and a beige shirt with a blue waistcoat over it. He wears a blue peaked cap with a black brim.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- His role in the story Escape was taken by the Vicarstown foreman in the televised adaption of the story.
The Ffarquhar Quarry Manager[]
The Ffarquhar Quarry Manager is in charge of the Ffarquhar Quarry Company.
Biography[]
After Mavis stalled on a level crossing at Ffarquhar, the manager allowed her to go as far as the first level crossing from the quarry after productivity increased. After she rescued Toby from a collapsing bridge, the quarry manager allowed her to venture down to Ffarquhar with the permission of Sir Charles Topham Hatt II.
Appearances[]
The Railway Series[]
- Tramway Engines - Toby's Tightrope
- Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Mavis and the Lorry (mentioned) and Toby Takes the Road (mentioned)
- Thomas and Victoria - Overloaded
Trivia[]
- His speaking role in the story Toby's Tightrope was taken by Percy in the televised adaption of the story.
Gallery[]
The Steelworks Foreman[]
The Steelworks Foreman is in charge of Sixteen's Old Steelworks on the Mainland.
Biography[]
After Sixteen asked the trucks to drag him pass the danger notice on one wet day, the foreman ran up to them, asking what they're doing here at 'the tip'. After Sixteen's driver explained what had happened, the foreman told him to come to his office with him, and ordered Sixteen's fireman to back Sixteen onto firm rails before it's too late, but the unsafe rails under Sixteen tilted, and he landed on his side on the ground.