Toby

“Toby's a fusspot!" 
“Toby's too old to be pulling or shunting trucks."
-James and Oliver argue about Toby
Toby is a brown tram engine who works on the North Western Railway and is the railway's number 7 engine.
Toby originally worked on a tramway between Lower Arlesburgh and Arlesdale End, before being bought by Sir Topham Hatt after his line closed down to run the tramroad to Ffarquhar Quarry. His line would later be reopened as part of the North Western Railway, with Toby being reallocated to his old shed. Before reallocation he stayed at both Tidmouth and Ffarquhar Sheds. He has a coach named Henrietta.
== Contents ==
# Biography
# Personality
# Trivia
# Quotes
== Biography ==
Toby worked on a tramway in the North of the Island of Sodor. Eventually, as time went on, business on the line would slow down due to the factories sending their goods via lorries, and passengers choosing to ride in buses and cars. The railway would soon close down, and the passengers held a farewell celebration for Toby. Toby went to sleep in his shed that night, confident that he would never be used again. However, the following morning, Toby's driver and fireman had exciting news. They had received a letter from the Fat Controller, and he wanted Toby to come to work on the North Western Railway. A few days later, Toby arrived at Lower Tidmouth, bringing Henrietta with him. He quickly set to work on Thomas' Branch Line. At first, Toby was teased by James for his shabby paint. However, James stopped teasing him after he had an accident where he crashed into some tar tankers. Throughout this exchange both Toby and James were literally or inadvertently dirty objects.
Toby also got into a bit of trouble with a diesel shunter named Mavis, as she was unwilling to shunt trucks where they needed to be placed. After an accident, the two engines made up their quarrel and became good friends.
When the Horrid Lorries arrived on the Island, Toby found his work at the quarry being taken over by Lorry 2 and his work at the mill being taken over by Lorry 3. When the two lorries became damaged and sent back to the docks, Toby threw Lorry 2's remarks about usefulness back at him.
After many weeks of rain, Toby inspected a dam for potential damage due to rising floodwaters along his branch line. While crossing the dam, Toby found that it was breaking and tried to return to safety, but the dam collapsed just as Toby was crossing a wooden bridge, which broke off and carried Toby towards a waterfall. Harold managed to drop one end of a rope to Toby and the other end to Percy, who pulled Toby to safety. Afterwards, a party was held for Toby and the Fat Controller praised Toby's bravery.
While taking his grandchildren to the seaside, the Fat Controller decided to go with Toby for an exploration in search of a castle, which they found as well as a mine. Toby was scared of the mine's spooky atmosphere, believing it was haunted and stayed on guard at night during its restoration. Thomas told Toby about the Old Warrior Ghost, who was really a narrow gauge engine named Bertram. After this, the two engines became good friends and now take visitors to and from the castle and mine. Toby once took the Fat Controller's family on vacation again, this time to a small river inlet.
Toby has had several winter escapades; thick fog once concealed Thomas' crash site from Toby's view and the foghorn had been damaged from the landslide Thomas had crashed into. Luckily for them, Cyril the Fogman managed to place a detonator on the rails to warn Toby just in time. During the holidays, Toby was unable to clear the snowdrifts by himself, so he needed Thomas' help to deliver a Christmas tree to the festivities on his branch line. During one harsh winter, Toby had to rescue Farmer McColl's lambs that were trapped on a hillside.
Toby sometimes thinks he is too old and that he is not a proper engine, like when Gordon called him a "slowcoach" when climbing up Gordon's Hill or when he thought he would be put on display in a museum.
Toby was given a temporary three-chime whistle while his bell was being cleaned at the Steamworks. It helped with warning Thomas and Gordon that the tracks were blocked. He once was scared of Knapford Junction.
Toby once ran out of coal while delivering scrap to Wellsworth Scrap Yard and after a few unsuccessful attempts at stopping passing engines to ask for some of their coal, Reg decided to lift Toby into the air so that the next engine would see him. However, Thomas passed by and thought Reg was about to scrap Toby. After the story spread across the island, Emily took Henrietta to the scrapyard so that Toby could explain the truth.
It was not long after Philip's arrival that Toby met him for the first time and was rather taken aback by the boxcab's talkative nature. Philip tried to talk Toby into racing with him, but the tram engine was reluctant, leading to Philip believing that Toby did not like him. However, after Toby told him that he simply prefers peace and quiet, the two became good friends after all. In the autumn, Toby became on edge when Percy told him and Thomas about a sound he heard under the watermill bridge and sent the trio into a panic when he reminded them that in a story, the little goat survived by going across the bridge first and telling the troll to eat his bigger brother. The three soon discovered that the sound was only coming from a cow.
After Toby took Henrietta to the Steamworks to get her seats refurbished, he was given a replacement carriage named Hannah. However, Toby did not like Hannah as she ordered him to go faster than what was safe and nearly made him derail. He soon became fed up and abandoned her on a siding, only for her to be picked up by James. However, Hannah broke away and crashed, so Toby took her to the Steamworks to be mended, where he learned that Hannah and Henrietta were really sisters. Toby reunited with Henrietta and began working with her once again.
Temporarily, he took over Stephen's job while he was at the Steamworks, but was ridiculed by his passengers. He later changed their minds when he stopped the theft of King Godred's crown.
One morning on the way to the quarry, the Rickety Old Bridge finally collapsed after Toby and Henrietta crossed it. When they tried to return home that evening, they learned of this, and Ruth was called in to find a solution. She ended up designing a machine that could carry a single engine and coach from one end of the chasm to the other, dubbing it the "Walking Bridge".
== Personality ==
Toby is old, but wise, hardworking and knowledgeable enough about running branch lines to justify running Thomas' line with Daisy after Percy's accident with the trucks until Thomas came back. He is also savvy enough to control the trucks. 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, especially when young and inexperienced engines who are full of themselves make things difficult for him, particularly Mavis and Daisy. However, work at the quarry line often soothes off his moods without any cause of grief to anyone, except of course his old faithful coach, Henrietta.
== Trivia ==
* According to Jayden Guzman, Toby's theme was used as a demo for the television series' opening theme.
* Toby's favourite station is Maithwaite.
* Toby happens to be the favorite of TobyTheCoolest, who died on May 31, 2023 due to getting beat up at school
* Even though he has six wheels, some merchandise ranges with other six-wheeled engines depict him with only four because of difficulty navigating curved track. 
* Although he made a cameo appearance in "The Beginning", his full appearance was actually in "Toby's Shopping Spree".
* In the arcade game "Magical Truck Adventure" by SEGA, two J70 tram engines were seen at the first level and another was seen in an ending cutscene, each with a number 7, bearing a strong resemblance to Toby.
* Toby was the namesake of the Talyllyn Railway's inspection trolley, which later inspired Ivo's Flying Bedstead.
* Toby's sleeping face is now owned by Twitter user, ThomasTankMerch.
== Quotes ==
: “Hello, I'm Toby. the number seven brown tram engine. I work on the quarry line with my faithful coach Henrietta.”
: ― Toby's website audio
: "I have $32.27 in my pocket to buy milk and whatever we need" -Telling Edward that he has enough money to buy the groceries on his list, "Toby's Shopping Spree: Season 1 Episode 3"
: "Everyone has to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, or else you could get pinched by the Leprechaun" -Reminding Thomas and Gordon to paint themselves green if they don't want Mr. Leprechaun to pinch them, "Are You Wearing Green?: Season 1 Episode 8"
: "I wonder what that coach was rolling down the hill for.'' -Wondering why one of Edward's coaches was speeding down Gordon's Hill, "Edward and The Runaway Coach: Season 2 Episode 5"
: "How's your day off James?" -Asking James how he's enjoying his day off of his jobs, "James' Day Off: Season 2 Episode 13"
: "Nice Car Thomas! I wonder what you're gonna do with it'' -Complements Thomas on his new car, ''Thomas' New Car: Season 3 Episode 4"
: "Nice basis Stepney! You are the perfect tank engine we need to run the bluebell Railway!" -Welcomes Stepney by saying nice things to him, "Stepney's First Day: Season 3 Episode 15"
: "When it comes to getting a new duck Donald, you need to make sure that it doesn't fly away from the back of your tender because it is important!" -Warning Donald about the safety of having a duck, "Donald's New Duck: Season 4 Episode 1"
: "Thanksgiving is about the colonial Pilgrims' 1621 harvest meal." -Telling everyone a story of how Thanksgiving started, "Thomas' Perfect Thanksgiving: Season 4 Episode 13"
: "James, you know that you should NEVER drink coke 24/7 because it has a lot of sugar in it!" -Warning James about Coke and why he shouldn't drink it all the time, "James Loves Coke: Season 7 Episode 13"
: "James! Watch your language! This is exactly what we're talking about!" -Warning James about the safety of curse words and why they're not good to say, "The Swear Jar: Season 8 Episode 14"
: "Remember that Father's Day is about celebrating our dads, even though mine's already dead." -Reminding Gordon about what Father's Day is all about and to celebrate it, "Happy Father's Day!: Season 9 Episode 8"
: "Here! Have some tea and Saltine Crackers. They'll help you feel better. Sir Topham Hatt did the same to me when I was sick and I felt better! I'm pretty sure you will too!" -Telling Henry to have some Saltine Crackers and tea to feel better, dating back to the time when he was sick, "The Fever: Season 9 Episode 22"
: "AS FOR YOU SONIC! I CAME HERE ON THIS SH** ISLAND BEFORE YOU! PLUS, YOU ALWAYS GO TOO F***ING FAST WITH HER!" -Yelling at Sonic about him going too fast with Henrietta, "Sonic and Toby's Big Fight: Season 10 Episode 1"
: "What the f*** happened to the site I was gonna be on?" -Asking himself about the Roblox redeeming website when he gets taken to the music video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", "Toby Gets Rickrolled: Season 10: Episode 11"
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