#ttte the fat controller

[thebunnylord]

Sir Topham Hatt: on the twelfth day of Christmas my engines sent to me:

Emily: twelve truck a-troubling

Oliver: eleven grumpy passengers

Douglas: ten tonnes of damaged goods

Donald: nine delayed trains

Duck: eight OSHA violations

Toby: seven derailed tar trucks

Percy: six safety valves a-popping

James: FIVE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS!!!

Gordon: four smashed up buffers

Henry: three striking engines

Edward: two twins a-scheming

Thomas: AND A GIANT GAPPING HOLE IN THE STATION MASTER’S HOUSE!!!

#ttte #thomas and friends #ttte incorrect quote #ttte steam team #ttte emily #ttte oliver #ttte douglas #ttte donald #ttte duck #ttte toby #ttte percy #ttte james #ttte gordon #ttte henry #ttte edward #ttte thomas #ttte the fat controller #merry christmas

[theflyingkipper]

“One of you is playing truant!”

#hows a good old fashioned redraw for 9/10? #I forgot how much I loved drawing them #used some refs of real life 652s because I love adding details of the irl basises #that were omitted from the models #ttte #thomas the tank engine #art #ttte donald #ttte douglas #ttte donald and douglas #ttte the fat controller #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte redraw #kips art

[edwards-exploit]

I often wonder about the crews of the rws/ttte universe and what they're like and how they handle the shit their engines pull especially in specials where like. Really insane things happen.

For instance. Does Frankie and Hurricane kidnapping Thomas also count as them kidnapping his crew. can the fat controller sue the steelworks and its employees for trapping his employees as well as his engines. Many such cases.

#live from tidmouth #talk from the tracks #ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #thomas & friends #jbs #journey beyond sodor #ttte crew #ttte the fat controller #the fat controller #ttte thomas #ttte frankie #ttte hurricane #do not get me started in bwba. #WERE THE CREWS ALSO ON THE SHIP JUST CHILLING OR DID THEY USE AN AIRPLANE AND WAIT A BIT FOR THEIR ENGINES TO COME #i <3 logistics. btw.

[sparkarrestor]

Do you guys think people called TFC1 “Mad Hatter” behind his back as an insult?

#ttte #ttte the fat controller #“Look at the Mad Hatter tinkering with his toys” #And it’s just Henry Mk1 #lol #Spark's Headcanon

[smol4bluengine]

After much searching, Dowager Hatt had managed to find her husband's journal. The elderly woman was currently at her son Bertram's home sitting in front of the fireplace. She was a bit hesitant about opening Charles's journal after all these years. With a calming breath, the elderly Hatt flipped opened the book. Inside were Charles thoughts and feelings he had felt through his life, from his childhood, taking his father's place as controller, marrying Dowager Hatt, being a father to Bertram, the ordeal with Donald and Douglas, and more. Dowager smiled warmly at the photo Charles had stuck in his journal of the two getting married, he was such a kind man. The matriarch carefully searched the pages of her husband's journal for any entries on Gordon, she was surprised to see the large amount Charles had written on the big engine. Charles felt that Gordon had the most human aspects out of all the engines. He recalled the talks the two shared and how Gordon always seemed to have the most to say. Charles loved the deep conversation the two had on certain topics like politics, novels, and the weather. Dowager couldn't help to snort a giggle when her husband said his engine had more sense than most political figures of his time. Charles went on to describe Gordon's trip to London. He became panicked at first when he heard Gordon had been given permission to continue past his regular route, but once he received the newspaper about Gordon's arrival to London, he felt a huge wave of relief. Once he was composed, Charles was so proud of Gordon for making the trip and for all the publicity he was getting. Charles couldn't help but feel sorry for Gordon when he got back, the engine was pouting that the station he thought to be Kings Cross wasn't Kings Cross but St. Pancreas instead. Gordon reminded him of a child that just found out Santa Clause wasn't real. To ease the big engine Charles assured Gordon that him and the others were all right about the big stations name, it's just that they can never settle on a name. Then the Dowager Hatt turned to the pages about the dieselization and when Gordon learned about the fate of his siblings. Charles new it was true, and that Gordon was only one out of two of his class left. Charles wanted to console Gordon right then and there, but he knew the board would disapprove and that the passengers might not want to ride an engine that was sobbing his eyes out. Dowager Hatt remembered that night, both her and Charles had stayed up for hours to comfort the big engine. Dowager Hatt remembered what her husband asked her the morning after during breakfast. "I'm planning on seeing if my friend at the other railway will be willing to send over Flying Scotsman for a day to help cheer up Gordon. However, if he's not able to spare Scotsman I was thinking...." Charles said. "About"? Dowager asked. "Of us adopting Gordon as a Hatt." Charles finished. Dowager Hatt thought it was absurd back then to see an engine as an equal to humans, now she wished she had been more supportive. Even with Scotsman's visit, Charles still went to the board to convince them to let his family adopt Gordon. He tried to convince them that for Gordon's well-being he would be in better hands as a Hatt, but the board didn't see it like it. Even when Charles tried to convince them to let Gordon be a private engine they refused. Dowager Hatt blushed at the choice of words her late husband had decided to use to describe what he thought of the board. It was clear that Charles saw Gordon as an equal and that to him, Gordon was another member of the family, one he didn't want to see alone in the world.

#ttte #thomas and friends #ttte gordon #thomas the tank engine #gordon the big engine #ttte sir topham hatt #sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller #ttte dowager hatt

[brick-boats]

Some newcomer(s) from Scotland arrive, much to the engine's excitement, and to The Fat Controller's annoyance... New narration out now!

#ttte #thomas and friends #narration #the railway series #ttte donald #ttte douglas #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller

[ohmystarrynight]

Security isibell: sir TOPHAM hat here's the news*give sir TOPHAM hat the news about the orphanage that Thomas was about to go to getting destroyed by an attacker and now shutdown forever* sir where will the boy go now

The boy stays on sodor and gives the fat controller headaches (but so doesn’t everyone else to be fair)

#ttte #ttte human #ttte human au #thomas the tank engine #Thomas and friends #ttte Thomas #ttte Percy #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller #pilots art! #pilot speaks!

[anonymousboxcar]

For Traintober 2023, Day 31: “Lights Out” ———— While awaiting their repairs in the works, Henry reassures D7101. He doesn’t expect D7101 to repay the favor so soon.

#ttte #rws #the railway series #ttte fic #rws fic #my fic #traintober #traintober 2023 #ttte henry #ttte bear #ttte d199 #ttte spamcan #ttte james #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller #ttte sir charles topham hatt ii #i hope you all enjoy!

[sekiumiarashi]

jokes from Whistle Wednesday (tm)

#seki's art #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #ttte #ttte humanized #ttte thomas #ttte edward #ttte gordon #ttte james #ttte emily #ttte percy #ttte duck #ttte the fat controller #ttte gordon's driver #ttte henry #// i've been working on these for the past three days and I'm very sleepy #// please enjoy our batshit shenanigans #// ramen sticky notes my beloved

[greatwesternway]

Difficulty With His Own

A thing I really enjoy in The Railway Series is that Sir Topham Hatt actually really gets a kick outta train bullshit. You know, when a train thinks they're gettin' one over on him or otherwise does something he doesn't expect.

The thing of it is, though, he can't let his engines know he finds their antics amusing because he doesn't want to encourage that behavior. So he ends up struggling to keep a straight face and having to hide that he's fuckin' guffawin' at the shit his engines are up to instead.

"Duck called me a 'galloping sausage'," spluttered Gordon.

"...'rusty red scrap-iron'," hissed James.

"...I'm 'old square wheels'," fumed Henry.

"Well Duck?"

Duck considered. "I only wish Sir," he said gravely, "that I'd thought of those names myself. If the dome fits..."

"Ha! Ahem!" The Fat Controller coughed.

He can't be seen to actually be laughing at this because it would hurt all the other guys' delicate train feefees and it would be taken as his siding with Duck. Which, even if he doesn't believe Duck did this, he has to at least consider the possibility that he did. And if it comes out that Duck did call them those names and Hatt laughed at them, they'd probably never get over it and it would undermine his authority for the next hundred years. But at this point in time, you would never expect Duck to drop a clapback like that. It's both surprising for its content and how out of character it is. When someone who's not typically known to be funny gets off a good one, the hilarity is multiplied, isn't it?

Then you got a pair of chucklefucks like Donald and Douglas.

"I hear you've lost your numbers," he said. "How did that happen?"

"They maun hae slyly slippit aff Sirr. Ye ken hoo it is." The engines spoke in chorus.

"I know. Accidentally on purpose."

The twins looked pained. "Sirr! Ye wadnae be thinkin' we lost them on purrpose?"

"I'm not so sure," said The Fat Controller. "Now then, which of you is 57646?"

"That, Sirr, is juist what we cannae mind."

The Fat Controller looked at their solemn faces. He turned away. He seemed to have difficulty with his own.

Sir Topham like "These goddamn trains think they're so fuckin' clever." And he loves it! He's into it! But, again, caint let them know that or this place'll be Chucklefuck Junction. And too, funny as this is, he's also now got bookkeepping, inventory, and possibly legal problems to contend with and that's no fun.

Remember when Douglas thought he was gonna get yelled at, so the twins swapped tenders so Hatt would think he was Donald and instead have to "find" him first?

He turned to the passengers. "Here, Gentlemen, are the facts. No. 10 has been shunting in the Yard. Your coach disappeared. We investigate. No. 10 - er - disappears too. You can draw your conclusions. Please accept my apologies. The matter will be investigated

The Fat Controller watched them till they climbed the station ramp. His shoulders twitched; he wiped his eyes. Douglas wondered if he was crying. He was not.

He swung round suddenly. "Douglas," he rapped, "why are you masquerading with Donald's tender?"

See, Hatt's probably really impressed by this one. This is a trick that none of his other engines have the circumstances, let alone the presence of mind, to attempt. It's incredibly clever for engines! And Hatt has to admit, it's his own damn fault they're pullin' this shit on him. He didn't think they were capable of this level of chicanery.

Luckily, he probably also finds it somewhat charming. "The Deputation" puts him in a position of not really being able to send one of them home either way since it comes out that it's essentially a death sentence. To send one home after being made aware of that would erode morale in the yard. It's why Hatt discourages "interference" even though he's probably actually glad he's been informed. But he was probably already considering keeping them both anyway because these guys are winning him over with their train bullshit.

I think my favorite example of train bullshit, though, is this.

Gordon and Thomas saw him coming, and both began to speak.

"Please, Sir -"

"One at a time," smiled The Fat Controller. "Yes Gordon?"

"May thomas have his Branch Line again?"

"Hm," said The Fat Controller, "well Thomas?"

"Please, Sir, can Gordon pull coaches now?"

The Fat Controller pondered.

You know what's he's ponderin' about? The time his own children - and probably his grandchildren too - also pulled this trick. The ol' "maybe if we advocate for each other instead of ourselves, he'll be so moved by our selflessness that he couldn't possibly stay mad." Little kid shit. And his giant fkn engines have come up with this plan too. Amazing.

Hm, indeed.

But. There is such a thing as Hatt Bullshit too. Doesn't happen that often but when it does...

Duck broke the awkward silence. "Beg pardon, Sir, but we do need another engine."

"I agree, Duck. That is why I am giving 7101 another chance." Their faces showed such dismay that The Fat Controller had difficulty with his own!

"Sir," ventured Gordon at last. "We had hoped for a real engine."

"They," said The Fat Controller gravely, "are rare, and unless one escapes, there's little hope..."

Just fuckin' with these guys, because he can! It's perhaps a little mean to fuck with them in regards to this particular topic since the circumstances are so dire but you know what? Everything's gonna work out fine, everyone's gonna be happy when he drops the other shoe. It's not often he gets the chance to pull a joke on these guys without it undermining his authority or hurting morale or showing favoritism or or or. Might as well take it!

#ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller #ttte duck #ttte donald #ttte douglas #ttte thomas #ttte gordon

[topduck48]

Bad news, I came up with some more Duck headcanons for you to ramble about! *casually dumps them in your lap*

-Duck has an autographed photo of the city of Truro (well, technically truro’s crew signed it.) in his cab from when Truro visited the island.

-after the RWS book, Duck and the Diesel Engine was published, City of Truro sent duck his own fan latter praising Duck for his bravery and quick thinking and said that Duck is the very model of the GWR. Duck almost popped his safety valve after seeing the letter, now everyone teases him and says that he has a celebrity crush which he denies, but he’s definitely one of Truro’s biggest fans. Actually, it’s not uncommon for engines to have celebrity crushes on famous engines, they could care less about human celebrities unless it has to do with their world, and human accomplishments don’t mean much to an engine, so it only makes sense for them to look up to other famous engines (don’t tell anyone, but Spencer secretly has a celebrity crush on Mallard and would destroy his safety valve when he sees her.)

-people started leaving Duck bread as a joke which annoyed him, he had to politely tell people that no, he cannot eat bread so stop trying to feed him bread. Now people give him frozen peas.

-Duck’s favorite book is a bear called Paddington for obvious reasons.

-while he was trying to teach Casey, my OC the Great Western Way ™, he let Casey shadow him while he did a run with his slip coaches and failed to explain Casey what even slip coaches are, Casey being a goods train only and never seeing slip coaches, thought that the coupling links had broke and shunted all the coaches after Duck before any of the passengers could get off thinking he was helping. It wasn’t until Duck finished his run when he realized what Casey had done and flew into the rage. After some deliberation with the “Little Western Council” (it’s not really a council) they decided to banish Casey from the Little Western under the terms that if he sets one wheel on their branchline from here on out, there will be repercussions. This was overruled by Sir Topham Hatt who made is very clear that he makes the decisions and that the “Little Western Council” has no authority at all.

-why the slip coaches didn’t say anything to Casey? I don’t know….

-in my human AU, he has a little old terrier and a cat. He will sometimes petsit Toad’s Hamster.

-Duck is a city boy, he grew up in the city and found it jarring to go from a bustling city to the more quieter and rural island.

-every Christmas Donald and Douglas’s mom would send him a knitted item, he has a nice sweater collection.

-a fan once sent him a Jeremia Puddle duck plush. He now sleeps with it every night.

-Thomas once received an ostrich egg from one of his pen pals, Nia, (Nia never came to Sodor in My AU, Thomas met her during a RWS anniversary tour and they’ve remained good pen pals.) he tried to see if maybe an ostrich egg would cook over Duck’s engine whistle since the chicken egg obviously didn’t work and the ostrich egg has more mass meaning that, according to Thomas, would theoretically not boil so quickly and explode. Unfortunately, Duck stopped Thomas before he could actually boil the egg, Thomas was holding the egg over the whistle and Percy had his hand on the whistle, but nothing came from it and Thomas had to resort to making a very big omelet with his ostrich egg. Probably a good thing too since an ostrich egg would be a nightmare to clean if it were to explode.

That’s all I have for now, here, have some bonus fanart

Why is that bad news? That is good news, I love rambling about things.

I agree with the first and second headcanon. Duck definitely almost popped a safety valve when he saw the letter, and his whistle blew so loudly it nearly blew everyone's ears off.

I think that Duck can eat bread. I have this headcanon that engines can eat, it just goes into their firebox. Duck likes bread, and frozen peas.

I definitely agree that his favourite book is Paddington. He has the same etiquette as Paddington, and the fact that he worked there also adds to his enjoyment of it. I also love Paddington, and personally prefer him with his black hat (I still love his red hat, but his black hat is nostalgic to me)

I read about the Casey fiasco with the slip coaches on your account. I think that this is a very good idea, and very good episode material. I'm not too sure why the slip coaches didn't say anything to be honest. I love the idea of a Little Western Council, and I also think that The Fat Controller lets the council have authority over the Little Western in a second in command kind of way. The Fat Controller still has first hand authority, but he does take suggestions from the council into account.

Those are nice pets for Duck to have. I headcanon that Duck is very independent and doesn't have pets. He still loves animals though, especially ones that are less favourably received by some, such as bugs and snails.

This headcanon is why I find differing opinions so riveting, for my headcanon is the complete opposite. Duck is a country lad to me. Being from Devon, he loves open spaces and nature. While he doesn't hate the city, it can get too overwhelming for him sometimes, and he much prefers to go bird and bug spotting in the countrysides and woods.

The Christmas headcanon is a really nice headcanon, and I think that Duck sends them all some fancy attire every Christmas as well.

Oh he definitely sleeps with plushies, and a Jeremia Puddle plushie suits him really well. I think that he sleeps with a duck, frog and pumpkin plushie as well.

Duck would absolutely not allow Thomas to boil an ostrich egg on his engine's whistle. Why he allowed his driver to boil an egg on his whistle in the show is beyond me in all honesty. I think that he didn't want to do it, but his driver did it anyway. I also think that he firmly reprimanded his driver after he did it.

That art looks very natural and very good. I love the blended, natural look of the landscape and the ducks look very realistic. I love how the flowers provide flickers of bright colour amongst the mix of murky, foggy, oaky and grassy hues. I also love your Duck and Diesel design, Duck looks a bit gritty and jaded (in a good way) and Diesel looks sleek and sleazy (again, in a good way).

This is all just my opinion.

#ttte #ttte duck #my opinion #my rambles #my headcanons #ttte headcanons #ask answer #ttte the fat controller #ttte thomas #ttte diesel #ttte donald #ttte douglas #duck the great western engine

[missstarr]

Haven’t drew Sir Topham hatt in a long time

The guys prob around his late 50’s

#thomas and friends #ttte #ttte humanized #ttte au #au lore #thomas the tank engine #ttte human au #ttte humanisation #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller #the fat controller #sir topham hatt #ttte fan art #💫✏️ #Railway people🚂

[theflyingkipper]

Are there any particular funny anecdotes you have thought of of Duri adjusting to not being ✨An Elder✨ on Sodor?

Wrong world war.

#NEW COMIC STYLE I HOPE YOU LIKE THE NEW APPROACH #im trying stuff out #locations idk her #ttte #thomas the tank engine #art #duri (oc) #ttte edward #ttte thomas #ttte annie and clarabel #special guest appearance by the pre NWR engines #ttte neil #rws neil #the railway series #ttte oc #asks #kips art #ttte sir topham hatt #ttte the fat controller

[hkpika07]

Lady, about Henry: I've made a perfectly good lovomotive

TFC: You've fucked up a perfectly good engine is what you did. Look at it, he's got anxiety

#ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #ttte lady #ttte the fat controller #ttte henry

[d0ugg1e]

i don't proofread my work that often so let me know if there's any mistakes

#ttte #ttte humanized #ttte human au #ttte douglas #ttte donald #ttte thomas #ttte gordon #ttte the fat controller

[pxmun]

Gordon the engine that grew up too soon

This is focusing on Gordon’s behavior and actions as well as some theories on the engines ages and how Gordon could possibly be one of the younger members of the Steam Team but do to his size others might assume he’s an older engine, also, that he is often labeled as the “senior” member of the group in merchandise and other media. 

It’s not a reliable source, but according to the Wiki these are the built years of the Steam Team. (Oldest to youngest) Nia and Rebecca will be excluded as this is concerning the original team. Edward- 1896 James- 1912- 13 Toby- 1914 Thomas- 1915 Henry- 1919 Gordon- 1920- 21 Percy- Anywhere between 1925 and 1935 If this is correct than that makes Gordon, the second youngest member of the team and the youngest tender engine in the group.

This could cause some inner and outer conflicts as Gordon is placed in this position of responsibility, he might not have been ready for and as a result ends up with a big ego.

At the time he was built, Gordon was the newest and fastest engine of his line, so there was likely a lot of pressure he had to face to prove and keep up his worth. When Thomas, Percy, and a few other engines first arrived on Sodor other engines like Edward were put in charge to help mentor them. It makes one wonder if Gordon ever had a mentor and if he did was that engine any good? From Gordon's attempts at trying to mentor Percy and Rebecca it would appear not, as with Percy, Gordon became more focused on impressing others and Rebecca had her own way of doing things. Could Gordon's possible mentor have been a bad influence on the big engine?

It looks like narcissism can result from parentification due to “a child being forced to take on a parent's idealized projection, which can encourage a compulsive perfectionism in the child at the expense of their natural development.”                - healthline.com

Gordon’s showing off and boasting might be cries for attention and affection.

Gordon not liking the new engines because to him they are new challengers for the Fat Controller’s and others affection. The same could be applied to how Gordon is towards Thomas, as the little blue engine seems to get a lot of attention.

On top of this Gordon's teasing of Edward for being too old might actually be out of disdain Gordon has for being viewed in the same manner. It is interesting to note that Gordon’s “dream” in “Calling All Engines” is about him being converted into a playground. Although this has happened to engines in real life, it is interesting that Gordon was chosen for this part.

According to dreamencyclopedia.net, playgrounds in dreams can mean a few things.           *Expression of joy.           *Exploring a need to connect more with this part of one’s nature.           *Desire to escape from daily stresses. Need to be more carefree and explore one’s talent. If these meanings are correct, can this possibly mean that Gordon needs to find his “inner child”? or has a desire to escape from something that is causing him stress. If something is causing him stress, what is it?  With BWBA Gordon seems to vastly teeter totter. With Rebecca Gordon seems to improve as he works well with her after his initial grumpiness fades away once they become friends and even sings along with her during Rebecca’s segment of meet the Steam Team. However, Gordon can do a 360 and display concerning behaviors like when Edward and Henry move out and he throws an engine version of a toddler tantrum, think its not okay for him to giggle, and his very colorful daydream sequences. Throughout its run TTTE has had several Sir Topham Hatts, but with Bertram Hatt I wonder what he did or say to give Gordon the impression that he would take Gordon’s express away and give him silly jobs for just giggling.

It is very concerning how Sir Bertram Topham Hatt is towards Gordon in BWBA. After Gordon’s tantrum and during his talk with Edward to try and convince him to move back to Tidmouth Sheds, Sir Topham Hatt catches up to Gordon and tells him this:

“You are usually one of my most sensible engines Gordon, but today you’re being very silly indeed”! -Sir Bertram Topham Hatt.

I’m not a parent, I can’t really speak on this so I’ll ask a question to any parent or guardian out there: Would you be concerned if your well- behaved child suddenly threw a tantrum?

I’m mentioning this to bring up that the way Gordon is viewed and treated might be the reason for some of his behaviors.

This isn’t meant to excuse Gordon’s behavior and actions, but rather explain or theorize why he does it.

#ttte gordon #gordon the big engine #mun is weird #mun thoughts #ttte #thomas the tank engine #thomas and friends #gordon the express engine #speculaion #ttte sir topham hatt #Sir Topham Hatt #ttte the fat controller #the fat controller