Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka (b. 1933, d. 1971) was an eccentric character who moved to the Island of Sodor in 1964 after a scandal that same year caused him to have to leave mainland Britain.

Scandal of 1964
In 1964, Wonka opened his factory to the five lucky recipients of golden tickets hidden in Wonka bars. During the tour, four out of five of the children were killed. The last survivor said this:

Relocation
After the papers published the story of the deaths, Wonka was banished from mainland Britain and forced to move to the Island of Sodor, where he built a new factory.

Suicide
Wonka, having not learned from the mistakes of 1964, decided to start another competition with the same premise. All five of the children were killed, as was Wonka himself. This time, however, the deaths were cunningly disguised as accidents and the fifth child, Charlie Bucket, willingly stepped into Wonka's glass elevator, which exploded in the air minutes later, killing Bucket and Wonka.