 W. Awdry, was for about 12 years, the vicar of Elm, a village near Wisbech, and he drew much inspiration from the tramway for stories in his Railway Series children's books.In the book "Toby the Tram Engine" the character Toby, his coach Henrietta and Mavis the Quarry Diesel are introduced, all three of whom are based on stock used on the tramway.Toby subsequently appeared in many more of the books and also became one of the main characters in the spin-off television series "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends".