Sir Topham Hatt

"You have caused confusion and delay!"

- Sir Topham Hatt Sir Topham Hatt (formally known as the Fat Controller) is the superintendent of the North Western Railway, and the tetartagonist in Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He is the one responsible for giving all the engines their jobs and tell them what they're to do. He is quite a strict, stern, and very firm character that will remind the engines that he is in charge and he gives orders when some try to rebel against his authority. But overall, he is a fair, forgiving, wise and kind-hearted gentleman who loves his engines and is very proud of all of them and can always rely on them to be Really Useful.

He has twelve engines in his fleet: Thomas (#1), Edward (#2), Henry (#3), Gordon (#4), James (#5), Percy (#6), Toby (#7), Duck (#8), Donald &amp; Douglas (# 9 and 10) and Oliver (#11), and Emily.