- "It was Mr. Oliver sir..."
- — Toad, Justice
Toad O'Neil is Oliver's brake van, who works on the Great Western Railway. The model used for Toad is the Wildnorwester Toad model. The 2D face model used in the series is gone, but the 3D face model is available here.
Biography[]
Toad is a Toad brake van who worked on the Great Western Railway with Duck, Oliver, William and Wendell. During the Second World War, he was paired up with Oliver and Tony Blair in Germany for radio-tapping. After the war, they returned to England.
In 1960, Duck and Oliver arrived on Sodor for construction of the Waterton Branch Line, while Toad was needed back on their branch line which by now had become overrun with diesels. Four years later, the Branch Line was completed and Toad, along with Wendell and William, arrived on Sodor.
Persona[]
Toad is a polite, gentlemanly, and optimistic brake van. He is also somewhat imaginative and a bit of an optimist. Toad minds his manners well and always quick to refer to the engines as "Mr.", "Miss", or "Sir".
Livery[]
Toad is painted grey livery with GW 56831 printed on his side in white.
Basis[]
Toad is based on a Great Western Railway 16-ton brake van. Early vans were just 10 or 16 tons weight, but this gradually increased to 20 and 25 tons. A brake van on the Mid Hants Railway (No. 35907) is permanently dressed up as Toad. A number of these brake vans survive in preservation.
Appearances[]
The Stories of Sodor[]
Season 2[]
- Thief (cameo)
Stories of War[]
Season 3[]
- Controller
- Amends (cameo)
Season 4[]
SCPs of Sodor[]
Season 5[]
- Vandalism
- Competition (mentioned)
- Fallout (cameo)
Sodor Shorts[]
- Justice
- Remembrance (does not speak)
- Sins (cameo)
- Selection (does not speak)
- Misinformation
Sodor Specials[]
- Non-Faceless Vehicles (cameo)
Gallery[]
See Also[]
Locomotives | Steam | Duck | Oliver | Montgomery | Wendell | William |
---|---|---|
Former | Percy | Eliza | The Red Tank Engine | |
Rolling Stock | Toad | GWR Coaches | GWR Vans | Maggie | Trucks | The Racist Truck | Coleen |