Toby and the Stout Gentleman!

"Wake up, Toby! Listen to this. It's a letter from the stout gentleman. He is a controller of a famous railway and he wants you and Henrietta to come work for him!"

- Toby's driver

Toby and the Stout Gentleman! is a magazine story illustrated using photographs from the television series.

Plot
Toby meets a stout gentleman whilst working on his line. He is unaware that the stout gentleman is really the Fat Controller. Months pass, and Toby’s line has fewer and fewer passengers. His line is eventually closed but the day after, Toby's shed doors are flung open. He has been saved by the stout gentleman, and Toby and Henrietta set off to the Fat Controller's railway.

Characters

 * Toby
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Henrietta

Trivia

 * This story is based on the first series episode of the same name.
 * At the end of the story, readers were given the chance to win an ERTL model of Toby.
 * On the contents page, this story is called Toby and the Stout Man!