- “You're no fool, Farmer Collett!”
- ― Henry, The Scarecrow Competition!
Farmer Collett is a farmer who regularly appears in the magazines. He is good friends with Jem Cole and owns a bull named Lord Harry, several horses and other animals. He and his wife own a farm, a red tractor and a green tractor.
Bio
He is old-fashioned and often remembers the "good old days". He regularly travels to the village on one of his horses along a bridleway. The bridleway was split in two when Thomas' Branch Line was constructed. This was later solved when the Fat Controller purchased a cheap scrap turntable from the Mainland to be made into a bridge to cross Thomas' line.
Farmer Collett once decorated an old oil tank to make it look like Thomas in an effort to get a rare bluebird to move out of Thomas' funnel. The trick worked and the bluebird now happily resides in a chimney pot on the old oil tank. Thomas named the oil tank, Bluebird. After drawing the face on the oil tank, Thomas remarks that Farmer Collett is a good artist as well as a farmer.
One winter, Farmer Collett's sheep escaped and ended up at the engine sheds, searching for food. Percy soon returned them.
He once got stuck in a ford with his horse and cart and two boxes of plums. Terence had to come to his rescue.
He once broke his foot at Gallow's End and was found by a rescue team and their dog, Lucky Charm. He was then airlifted to hospital in Harold.
Farmer Collett has worked as a gardener at Dingley Hall where he cut some bushes into the shapes of animals which scared the engines.
Appearances
Magazine Stories
Farmer Collett also appeared in the magazine stories, Reindeer Cheer!, Animal Antics!, Bulgy's Bridge, Sodor's Strong Man, Spotty Spencer, Station Mystery and Thomas Blew his Whistle. |
Trivia
- The magazine story, Summer Fun! suggests that the man holding the pumpkin in the fifth season episode, Baa! is Farmer Collett in the television series; however it is actually Jem Cole.
- According to a magazine poster, Farmer Collett is the farmer with the sheep in the eighth season episode, Chickens to School.
Gallery
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| Locomotives | Victor | Sidney | Thirteen | Little Barford | Silver | The Blue Engines | The Flying Thistle | The Pier Train | The Cable Car | The High-Speed Post Train | River Mite | Prince | The Double Fairlie | The Coalbrookdale Locomotive |
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| Rolling Stock | Annie and Clarabel's Old Friend | The Animal Sanctuary Coach | The Station Coach | The Play Coach | The New Coach | The Posh Coaches | Old Bennett | The Naughty Pink Truck | Carols on Wheels | The Old Guard's Van | The Elderly Brake Van |
| Vehicles | Angus | The Special Bus Service | The Open-Topped Double-Decker Bus | The Ice-Cream Van | The Float Lorry | The White Van | Bluebird | The Dodgems | Algy | The Tandem Rotor Helicopter |
| People | Farmer Collett | Dave | Minor Human Characters (magazines) | Minor Human Characters (annuals) |