Thomas the Tank Engine fans warned not to refer to The Fat Controller

THOMAS the Tank Engine fans went off the rails after being warned not to refer to The Fat Controller.

Visitors to a tourist attraction were told fat is a “slur” so he should be called by his real name, Sir Topham Hatt.

2

2

One dad said: “We were talking about The Fat Controller when a staff member stepped in.

"In no uncertain terms we were told no one could use such a slur.”

Another visitor to the Watercress Line, a ten-mile heritage railway near Winchester, Hants, said: “Staff said he belongs to another era.

"Common sense has hit the buffers.”

Read More on Cartoons

SNOW JOKE

What legend Raymond Briggs really thought of The Snowman...you'll be shocked

LOVED BY MILLIONS

Raymond Briggs, creator of iconic Xmas cartoon The Snowman, dies aged 88

Also there was TalkTV host Jeremy Kyle, who said: “Know the bloke who controls the Thomas the Tank Engine trains? The Fat Controller.

"But you can’t say that any more.”

The Fat Controller was first named in the Thomas books in 1946.

A woke revamp for the new TV series saw gender-balanced and multi­cultural characters.

Most read in The Sun

BANQUET LIKE BECKHAM

David & Victoria join the Royals at State Banquet for first time

'DISGUSTED'

Wallace thrust groin at my face THREE TIMES on Masterchef, says contestant

ON THE RUN

Three years on run was like a movie - but I'm glad I was caught, says kingpin

MUM’S NIGHTMARE

Three-day old baby died after 999 took 8 MINUTES to pick up mum’s call

The Watercress Line was approached for comment.