James the Red Engine

James is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Reverend Awdry and its TV adaptation Thomas and Friends[1] and its reboot Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!. He is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he is just as capable of pulling coaches as well as trucks. He has a 2-6-0 ("Mogul") wheel arrangement and is engine number 5 on the North Western Railway, the Fat Controller's railway on the Island of Sodor.

The Railway Series/Thomas and Friends character
First appearanceThomas the Tank Engine (The Railway Series; 1946)
Created byRev. W. Awdry
Designed byGeorge Hughes
Voiced byKeith Wickham (UK; 2009–2017)
Kerry Shale (US; 2009–2015)
Rob Rackstraw (US; 2015–2020/UK; 2017–2021)
Luke Marty (UK/US; 2021–present)
Susan Roman (UK/US; Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
Number5
GenderMale

James first appeared in The Railway Series in 1946, in the book Thomas the Tank Engine. Two books in the series, no. 3 James the Red Engine and no. 28 James and the Diesel Engines, are dedicated to James.

James The Red Engine Media

References

  1. "James - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com.