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. 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.