Model Rail 16xx and J70 tram engine (Expressions of interest)

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If you want Toby (Percy, Gordon, Thomas, James, duck or diesel) use the bachaman range as basis. But BoCo (class 28), flying Scotsman, Stepney (terrier) and Wilbert (austerity saddle tank), Pip and Emma (HST) all available.

That said to quote Sodor reading between the lines by Christopher Awdry Toby is a J70. I believe the same is stated in the island of Sodor, it's people, history and railways by Rev W and George Awdry.

[Steven B]

From W. Awdry's "The Island of Sodor":

A Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0 tank engine; one of several built at Stratford by Mr Holden* for use on roadside tramways, and
harbour branch lines. They were built at intervals until 1921. At
the Grouping in 1923 the L&NER classified them as J70's, and
gave them four figure numbers instead of the three figures they
had had under the GER; while in 1948 BR gave them five figures
instead of their LNER four.

It will be noticed that on arrival at Ffarquhar in 1951 (TOBY/35),
Toby's number plate had been removed. According to BR
records, however, No. 68221 was withdrawn from service that
year. Assuming that Toby was the engine concerned, the number
tells us that he is one of a batch of three built at Stratford during 1914.
Toby has proved a very useful acquisition. He is employed on
the quarry line at Ffarquhar, and takes workmen's trains down to
the harbour at Knapford. His water tank capacity is limited
(8FE/40-45), but with a stop at Elsbridge each way, the 14 mile
journey is accomplished easily enough.

[Steven B]

The Tomix and Bachmann models are nice, but it's also possible to build up a Sodor fleet using standard models (just as Awdry did).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thomas_%26_Friends_characters
https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Thomas_%26_Friends_characters

Several models have been produced that fit in to the Thomas world without any modification (other than perhaps a face, but Awdry's models didn't have them).

Dapol have released a class 35 Hymek that matches Bear.
Ditto, Stepney
Kernow have an exclusive class 28 which matches BoCo

Sadly Dapol haven't done 5741 (Duck) or 1436 (Oliver), nor have Rapido listed D199 in their forthcoming batch of class 46s. No black class 08 from Farish yet either.