The Fat Controller

## Sir Bertram Topham Hatt

*"(Not to be confused with **The Fat Controller's engines**)"*

The Fat Controller also known Sir Bertram Topham Hatt is the man in charge of the railway!

## Personality:

Sir Bertram Topham Hatt is firm but funny and fair. He can be strict, but with a good reason and he deeply cares about the engines and also shows a fatherly side to them. He is quite a strong character and will remind the engines that he is in charge if they start to rebel against his authority. He does not stand bullying and even though he is usually serious, he does enjoy a good jolly laugh. Despite his kindness and fairness, however, there are times where Bertram berates the engines for situations beyond their control, although it's usually because he still feels like their carelessness or ignorance played a hand in it. Like any son, he does hold a lot of respect for his mother, Dowager Amanda Croarie Hatt. But like all parental relationships, there are some things he finds more personal than others. At times, Bertram can be the comic relief character, having high levels of irony and occasional slapstick. He can also be overhasty and forgetful at times and misplace priorities. He also has a slight sweet tooth, having a particular taste for crème buns, ice cream and milkshakes. That being said, he also shows a distinctly more fatherly side to his engines like his father Sir Edward Hatt. When one of them goes missing, he is staunchly determined to find them - even if it means travelling entire countries to do so! Sir Topham is also known to be very proud of his signature top hat, and often distresses about it should the hat come to harm.

## Physical Appearance:

Sir Bertram Hatt is a short, chubby gentleman. He usually wears morning dress, consisting of grey trousers, a white shirt, a black tie, a cream, yellow, blue, purple or grey waistcoat, a black tailcoat and a black top hat. He is most often depicted as having thinning grey, black or brown hair and brown eyes,

## Engines acquired:

1. Nia *(Bought in 1950)*
2. Billy *(Bought in 1950)*
3. Richard (A1) *(Bought in 1950)*
4. Rebecca *(Bought in 1954)*
5. Hiro *(Bought in 1954)*
6. Duck *(Bought in 1955)*
7. Isaac *(Bought in 1956)*
8. Maria *(Bought in 1956)*
9. Scruff *(Bought in 1956)*
10. Jinty *(Bought in 1956)*
11. Pug *(Bought in 1956)*
12. Peter *(Bought in 1956)*
13. Bill and Ben *(Bought in 1957)*
14. Eric *(Bought in 1957)*
15. Diesel (On loan in 1957)
16. Sixteen *(Bought in 1958)*
17. Diesel 10 (On loan in 1959 sent away the same year!)
18. Donald *(Bought in 1960)*
19. Douglas *(Smuggled by Donald but officially bought in 1960)*
20. Merlin *(Bought in 1960)*
21. Hurricane *(Bought in 1960)*
22. Frankie *(Bought in 1960)*
23. Lexi *(Bought in 1960)*
24. Theo *(Bought in 1960)*
25. Diesel *(Officially bought in 1960)*
26. Dennis *(Bought in 1960)*
27. Daisy *(Bought in 1960)*
28. Norman *(Bought in 1960)*
29. Clanline *(Bought in 1960)*
30. Oliver *(Saved from Scrap by Douglas in 1961, and officially bought in 1962)*
31. Arthur *(Bought in 1963)*
32. Neville *(Bought in 1963)*
33. Pike *(Bought in 1963)*
34. Sonny *(Bought in 1963)*
35. William *(Bought in 1963)*
36. Gina *(Bought in 1964)*
37. Anthony *(Bought in 1964)*
38. Arry and Bert *(Bought in 1964)*
39. BoCo *(Bought in 1965)*
40. Mavis *(Bought in 1965)*
41. Norman (Steam Engine) *(Bought in 1967)*
42. Bear *(Bought in 1967)*
43. D199 (On loan in 1967 and sent away the same year)
44. Paxton *(Bought in 1967)*
45. Sidney *(Bought in 1967)*
46. Philip *(Bought in 1967)*
47. Murdoch *(Bought in 1968)*
48. Belle *(Bought in 1968)*
49. Patrick *(Bought in 1969)*
50. Salty *(Bought in 1969)*
51. Derek *(Bought in 1969)*
52. Ryder *(Bought in 1969)*
53. Harry *(Bought in 1970)*
54. Duchess *(Bought in 1971)*
55. Little Owl (Engine) *(Bought in 1971)*
56. The Sodor Garratt *(Bought in 1976)*
57. Barry *(Bought in 1978)*
58. Den *(Bought in 1980)*
59. Dart *(Bought in 1980)*
60. Steve *(Bought in 1980)*
61. Andy *(Bought in 1980)*
62. Sean *(Bought in 1980)*
63. Jeffrey *(Bought in 1980)*
64. Richard *(Bought in 1980)*
65. Puffa *(Bought in 1984)*
66. Axel *(Bought in 1987)*

## Titles, styles, honours, and arms:

### Titles and styles:

* June 11th, 1924 - September 8th, 1949: Bertram Hatt
* September 8th, 1949: The Fat Controller
* July 14th, 1956: Sir Topham Hatt
* July 14th, 1956: Sir Bertram Topham Hatt

## Trivia:

* The Topham Family is a mix of TV and RWS!

## Family:

### The Hatt Family

* Sir Albert Hatt (Grandfather)
* Lady Jane Brown (Grandmother)
* Lady Barbara Hatt (Aunt)
* Sir Charles Hatt I (Uncle)
* Ian Topham Hatt (Uncle)
* Sir Edward Hatt (Father)
* Dowager Amanda Croarie Hatt (Mother)
* Sir Lowham Hatt (Twin Brother)
* Lady Isabel Hatt (Sister)
* Sir Gordon Hatt (Brother)
* Lady Mary Hatt
* Lady Cynthia Hatt (Sister)
* Lady Tasha Stanier (Wife)
* Sir Andrew Hatt (Son)
* Lady Maria Johnson (Daughter-in-law)
* Lady Amelia Hatt (Daughter)
* Lady Luna Hatt (Daughter)
* Sir Toby Hatt (Son)
* Sir Mark Hatt (Son)
* Patrick Hatt † *(Son: Passed away at 4 months)*
* Bertie Hatt (Son: illegitimate)
* Sir Stephen Hatt (Grandson)
* Lady Helen Hatt (Granddaughter-in-law)
* Lady Bridget Hatt (Granddaughter)
* Lady Alice Hatt (Granddaughter)
* Sir Philip Hatt (Grandson)
* Sir Ryan Hatt (Grandson)
* Sir Richard Hatt (Great-Grandson)
* Sir Charles Hatt II (Great-Grandson)
* Lady Emily Hatt (Great-Granddaughter)
* Nickolas Hatt (Great Grandkid)
* Skarloey Hatt (Great-Great-Grandson)

## References:

* https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Sir\_Topham\_Hatt\_(T%26F)
* https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Sir\_Topham\_Hatt\_(RWS)