Toby

Toby is a LNER J70 tram engine on the North Western Railway. He arrived at Sodor in 1951 after it was discovered that it was illegal for Thomas to travel through the line from Ffarquhar station to Anopa Quarry without sideplates and cowcatchers, running the tramroad around this area as well as working on the Ffarquhar Branch Line alongside Thomas, Percy, and Daisy. He has two coaches: Henrietta and a Furness Railway coach named Victoria. He also has a luggage van called Elsie.

Basis
Toby is based on the LNER J70 classes built in 1914.

Livery
Toby was originally brown with black sideplates and cowcatchers with the British Railways' logo on his sides and the letters: "LNER" on the side of his sideplates. Later on, he was repainted greyish-brown and his cowcatchers and sideplates were repainted grey, whilst the British Railways logo was removed.

Upon arriving to the NWR, the number "7" was painted on his sides. After he helped James after he crashed into some tar wagons, he was repainted once again, this time with blue cowcatchers and sideplates and chocolate-brown paintwork with olive frames.

The Tales of the Railways of Sodor
Season 1- Thomas' Troubles