Photo:
Allan Baker - Percy's driver Lance Hale, in reflective mood on Percy during a rest from shunting the Troublesome trucks
Allan Baker - The Fat Controller (alias Les Booker) meets The Easter bunny (Sheila Lobley), Thomas looks on in amazement

The warm sunshine over the Easter weekend brought out the crowds who enjoyed our very popular Day out with Thomas™ event. This years event saw the first outing of two regular performers but each with a new face. In the Down Yard John Mortham's 0-4-0 Peckett took on the guise of Percy, with his very own splendid new moulded face as he kept the Troublesome trucks in order. Elsewhere on site Les Booker was on his first outing as the Fat Controller, making sure that all the engines were behaving themselves - and a very impressive picture he made.

Notes:
The text in this Quainton Railway Society publication was written in 2007 and so does not reflect events in the 7+ years since publication. The text and photographs are repeated verbatim from the original publication, with only a few minor grammar changes but some clarifying notes are added if deemed necessary. The photos from the original publication are provided as scans in this internet version of this long out of print publication.

Reference:
Two New Faces at Quainton - Allan Baker - Quainton News No. 98 - October 2007