Toad

Toad is Oliver's brake van. He was saved from scrap with Oliver and Isabel by Douglas.

Biography
Toad worked with Oliver and Isabel on the Great Western Railway before they were threatened with scrapping. Oliver tried to get them to Sodor, but he ran out of coal. Luckily, they were saved by Douglas. When the trucks sang rude songs about Oliver's accident, Toad's idea to make Oliver respected by trucks resulted into S.C. Ruffey, the leader of Troublesome Trucks being pulled apart by Oliver. Once, Toad was complaining about always going backwards, but when Oliver pulled a freight train, the coupling broke and Toad destroyed some level crossing gates, nearly collided into Gordon and James and finally stopped by taking a plunge into a muddy pond. Toad also became bored of the story of Oliver's escape, and wanted to have his own adventure which he could tell to other engines. This wish soon came true after he prevented a crash. When a whale got stuck on a beach, Toad told Oliver about it, but Oliver didn't believe him. However, Oliver soon saw the whale himself, and called the Sodor Search and Rescue Center to help the whale. The whale was later saved thanks to Toad's idea about loading the whale on a flatbed and release it at the Brendam Docks.

Basis
Toad is based on a Great Western Railway 16-ton brake van.

Appearances
Misadventures of Sodor's Vehicles:

Season 1: New Engines