Railway Controllers (also known as Superintendents in some US narrations[1]) are people who are in charge of running railways.
Notable Railway Controllers[]
The following railway controllers have their own separate pages:
Toby's Controller[]
Toby's Controller was once in charge of Toby's Branch Line.
Biography[]
After Toby's old line closed due to the buses and lorries taking over most of the work, Sir Topham Hatt wrote to Toby's controller about sending Toby to the North Western Railway.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 1 - Toby and the Stout Gentleman (mentioned) and Thomas in Trouble (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- In the US narration of Thomas in Trouble, the controller is referred to as a superintendent by Sir Topham Hatt.
The Mid Sodor Railway Manager[]
The Mid Sodor Railway Manager was once in charge of the Mid Sodor Railway. He was later in manager of the Bluebell Railway.
Biography[]
When Smudger continually derailed and shrugged off all the advice he was given from Duke, the manager decided to turn him into a generator behind Duke's Shed. The manager later arranged for Falcon to double-head a passenger train with Duke on the Mountain Road, which nearly resulted in disaster after Falcon derailed. Luckily, no harm was done and the manager later apologised to the passengers for the incident
After the Mid Sodor Railway closed due to the engines having little work to do, the manager sold Stuart and Falcon to the Skarloey Railway.
The manager was later in charge of the Bluebell Railway. He told Rusty's driver that he would make a home for a "Bluebell Engine" if they found one. After Rusty saved Stepney from scrap, the manager promised to repair Stepney and give him a new coat of paint. He later arranged for Stepney to visit Sir Topham Hatt's engines.
Uniform[]
The manager's uniform consists of grey trousers, a grey tie and a white shirt with a grey jacket over it. He wears a grey top hat.
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends
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Voice Actors[]
- Tomohisa Asō (Japan; Bulldog only)
- Masato Hirano (Japan; Rusty to the Rescue only)
Trivia[]
- The manager's large scale body was later repainted and reused for various passengers.
- The manager's large scale head is now owned by Twitter user Tomsprops.
- The manager's Gauge 1 figure is now in the possession of X user ThomasTankMerch.[2]
The Mainland Controllers[]
The Mainland Controllers are in charge of the various railways on the Mainland. Mr. Peters is one of them, being the controller of the West Somerset Railway.
Biography[]
According to Percy, Charlie was the favourite engine of his former controller on the Mainland.[3]
Magazines[]
When Sir Topham Hatt went on holiday, a Mainland director ran the railway. Daisy knew the director before coming to Sodor and knew he could be quite strict. When the director arrived, he tried to make the railway more efficient after reading the timetables, however, this only caused the engines to be late.[4]
Sir Topham Hatt once swapped jobs with a Mainland controller for a week, to see how other railways can be run. While on Sodor, the Mainland controller switched the engines' jobs and gave them more work throughout the day; he had James and Daisy shunt coal trucks, Donald and Douglas deliver china clay, Bill and Ben pull the Express, Gordon deliver scrap, Thomas work at Ffarquhar Quarry and Toby pull Annie and Clarabel.[5]
Appearances[]
Thomas & Friends[]
- Series 2 - The Missing Coach (mentioned; episode cancelled)
- Series 13 - Play Time (mentioned)
The Ōigawa Railway Manager[]
The Ōigawa Railway Manager is in charge of the Ōigawa Railway.
Biography[]
The manager once invited Thomas, James, Percy, Hiro and Kenji to visit the Ōigawa Railway.
Appearances[]
Mr. Peters[]
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Mr. Peters is the controller of the West Somerset Railway in the Thomas & Friends add-on in Train Sim World 5. He is a long-time friend of Sir Topham Hatt.
Biography[]
Once, Mr. Peters extended an invite for Thomas, Annie, Clarabel and Sir Topham Hatt to visit the West Somerset Railway. He had always wanted to meet Thomas, especially after being told how reliable and useful he is. Unbeknownst to them, they were followed by Diesel. When Diesel broke down, Mr. Peters gave him a chance to stay and prove he can be a really useful engine. Mr. Peters also agreed to fix Diesel's engine, and both he and Sir Topham Hatt praised Thomas for his efforts during his visit to the railway.