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Details of Thomas' arrival on the North Western Railway in 1915 are more or less undocumented. There is no official explanation to how he arrived on the island. However, the most popular rumour (according to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines) is that he was sent to Sodor due to a war-time mix up. Instead of returning to the south coast of England when the problem was sorted, both his driver and fireman married local girls and decided to stay. The Fat Controller purchased Thomas for a "nominal fee". After that, Thomas worked as a station pilot at Vicarstown and was transferred to Wellsworth in 1924/1925 after an incident with some trucks. Later that same year James had an accident and Thomas came to the rescue. For rescuing James, Thomas was rewarded with his own branch line and two coaches named Annie and Clarabel. After that he has had many adventures on his branch line like racing with Bertie and chasing a thief, or pulling the express. In 1990, Thomas was invited to the National Railway Museum in York, England. In 2015, Thomas turned 100 years old and in 2016, It had been 70 years since his first book was published about him when he was a station pilot.

Description
Details of Thomas' arrival on the North Western Railway in 1915 are more or less undocumented. There is no official explanation to how he arrived on the island. However, the most popular rumour (according to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines) is that he was sent to Sodor due to a war-time mix up. Instead of returning to the south coast of England when the problem was sorted, both his driver and fireman married local girls and decided to stay. The Fat Controller purchased Thomas for a "nominal fee". After that, Thomas worked as a station pilot at Vicarstown and was transferred to Wellsworth in 1924/1925 after an incident with some trucks. Later that same year James had an accident and Thomas came to the rescue. For rescuing James, Thomas was rewarded with his own branch line and two coaches named Annie and Clarabel. After that he has had many adventures on his branch line like racing with Bertie and chasing a thief, or pulling the express. In 1990, Thomas was invited to the National Railway Museum in York, England. In 2015, Thomas turned 100 years old and in 2016, It had been 70 years since his first book was published about him when he was a station pilot.