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 | |
 James the Red Engine in Japan | |
| First appearance | Thomas the Tank Engine (The Railway Series; 1946) |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rev. W. Awdry |
| Designed by | George Hughes |
| Voiced by | Keith 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) |
| Number | 5 |
| Gender | Male |
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
James' basis, an L&YR Class 28 in 1953
The model of James used in The Sad Story of Henry (1953)
References
- ↑ "James - Engine Profile & Bio : Thomas & Friends". play.mattel.com.
