Toby the Tram Engine

Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series Thomas & Friends. Toby, a tram engine with cowcatchers and sideplates, carries the North Western Railway running number seven and works on the same Ffarquhar branch line as Thomas the Tank Engine.

Thomas & Friends character
The Toby's Tilting Tracks ride at Thomas Land in the United States
First appearance	Toby the Tram Engine (The Railway Series, 1952) "Toby and the Stout Gentleman" (Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends, 1984)
Created by	Rev. W. Awdry
Designed by	James Holden
Voiced by	Colm Feore (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) Ben Small (UK (2009–15)) Rob Rackstraw (UK (2015–present)) William Hope (US (2009–present)) Yasuhiko Kawazu (Japan (1990–2004 (S1-8))) Tomohiro Tsuboi (Japan (2005–present (S9 onwards)))
Number	7
Gender	"Male"

Toby first appeared in the seventh book in The Railway Series, Toby the Tram Engine in 1952, and appeared in several subsequent books. The second book focused on Toby was the sixth of Christopher Awdry's books, Toby, Trucks and Trouble.