Charles Hatt

 CHARLES TOPHAM HATT  is the current controller of the NWR and the second son of the previous controller, Sir Topham Archibald Hatt. He is the brother to Richard Edward Hatt and Stephanie Timothy Hatt. He was born on July 7th of 2000.

Biography
He was born to Topham Archibald Hatt and Jane Simon Graham Hatt in 2000. He met Daniel Anderson at the age of seven when he came to visit the railway and in 2018 he became acquainted with Peregrine Percival, who was 37 at the time. With Charles being 18, Topham became concerned. He wasn't concerned for much longer though, when Peregrine was killed in April of 2020.

After the funeral, which he attended, Charles consulted his father on who should become the new deputy, assisting him in picking Daniel Anderson. During a conversation with Jenny Packard, Den arrives at the docks. He asks his father if he's allowed to bring Den onto the railway, a question which is answered with a yes. During the Sodor Steamworks Siege, he was talking with his brother when the first victim was killed by Johan Straus. He rescued his father with the help of his grandfather, Topham Hatt III. After his father was killed by P. T. Boomer, he helped hunt him down and kill him. He held his father's funeral where he announced Richard as his deputy and Daniel Anderson as the controller of the new Skarloey Railway, named after the number 1.

When Henrietta is damaged in a crash, he helps fix her up by getting some supplies from the Bigg City port during an epidemic in the city. He then gives Daniel advice on the engines on the SKR. He also assists Lawyers in the trial of Emily.

Appearances

 * Episode 1: The Beginning
 * Episode 3: Discoveries
 * Episode 4: Siege
 * Episode 10: Back on Topham
 * S2 E1: Connection Through Separation
 * S2 E2: One of a Kind
 * S2 E3: Moving On Pt 1
 * S2 E4: Moving On Pt 2 (cameo)
 * S2 E5: Cat and Mouse
 * S2 E6: The Great Train Robbery