Pride of his collection: a blue London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) E2 Class tank engine ("Thomas") and a a 4-6-2 LNER A1 ("Gordon") that resembles the famous "Flying Scotsman" engine.

A family day out at the Watercress Line railway in Hampshire took an unusual turn when a staff member requested that they refer to The Fat Controller by his real name, Sir Topham Hatt. The popular ...

On Stage in "Thomas Saves the Day," coming to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, everyone's favorite controller of the railway, Sir Topham Hatt, will share his magical stories about some ...

Fans of Thomas the Tank Engine have been told that ‘The Fat Controller’ should be referred to by his real name, Sir Topham Hatt, because the word ‘fat’ is a slur. Staff at a heritage railway line, ...

Sir Topham Hatt, The Fat Controller, always leaves his best suit at the National Railway Museum for safe keeping before his visit to York every year, but this time Troublesome Trucks have hidden ...

Along similar lines, James E Hurford said: "In fairness, even in my day he had a name, Sir Topham Hatt. "The Fat Controller was just his nickname." A Watercress Line spokeswoman confirmed they ...

Visitors to a tourist attraction were told fat is a “slur” so he should be called by his real name, Sir Topham Hatt. One dad said ... a ten-mile heritage railway near Winchester, Hants ...