Toby

Toby

Toby is a GER C53/LNER J70 steam tram that works on Thomas' Branch Line.

Bio

Toby was built in Ireland and was shipped to the Island of Sodor to work at The Harwich Tramway. After the tramway was closed he was bought bu the Elsbridge & Knapford Railway and was shipped there. When he arrived, the Wellsworth & Suddery Railway engines did not welcome him, but he ignored that.

When he heard about Stanley's story about his Jinxed. he got him a lucky lamp from the Skarloey Railway and told him all about it.

Persona

Toby is old but wise, hardworking, and knowledgeable enough about running branch lines. However, his advanced age and design means that he is weaker than the other engines. While Toby is always ready to work hard without any fuss, he can be a bit temperamental sometimes.

Livery

Toby has consistently been painted brown with grey sideplates and cowcatchers. He has the number "7" painted on his sides in yellow with a red border.

Basis

Toby is based on a GER Class C53 0-6-0T Wisbech steam tram (reclassified as J70 by the LNER) built at Stratford Works. In Stories Of Sodor he is a LNER tram prototype.

Trivia

• In the Stories of Sodor continuity, Toby was built in circa 1879, as it was stated in Quarantine that he was nearly 59 years old, however. Toby's class was not built until 1914
• Toby is presented as OJ from TUGS.

Appearences

Stories Of Sodor

Season 1

• Percy
• Legality (does not speak)
• Passengers
• Goods
• Mainline
• Scrap
• Ghost
• Cows
• Quarantine
• Carriages (does not speak)
• Sting
• Jinxed (does not speak)
• Luck

Season 2

• Visitor
• Inspection
• Thief (cameo)
• Trapped
• Strike (cameo)
• Spectre
• Sabotage (cameo)
• Furness
• Maintenance (cameo)
• Shunted (cameo)
• Armaments (cameo)
• Parade

Gallery

Toby's basis

See Also

LNER

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