| rdfs:comment | - James the Red Engine is the third book of the Railway Series.
- James the Red Engine was first published in 1948. It was written by the Reverend W. Awdry and illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
- James is the No. 5 red engine. He is a medium-sized engine whose six driving wheels are not as big as Gordon's but not as small as Thomas'. He has a fine scarlet coat and brass dome and thinks of himself as a Really Splendid Engine. Occasionally this leads to misguided ideas about the sort of work suitable for such a distinguished engine, invariably landing James in trouble.
- James is a bright red tender engine, the Main Deuteragonist & a supporting character in UK series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, one of the minor characters of the specials (ex. King of the Railway and Tale of the Brave) and one of the two main tritagonists in King of the Railway and the main Antagonist Tale of the Brave.
- James is a red tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight cars and passenger coaches. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- He is very proud of his red paint and shining brass dome, and so likes to stay clean. He hates pulling trucks, and believes that he should only be used to pull coaches. He thinks himself superior to the other engines, and can be shallow, boastful and arrogant – particularly to Edward, and those engines who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow or dirty. However, on a number of occasions he has found himself forced to accept help from those he has insulted, and is ultimately apologetic.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight and passengers. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight cars and passenger coaches. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is vain, and often brags about his superiority. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- James started life somewhere in Australia, and was used to frighten British people away. However, The Obese Controller had realised Edward was sick of life in the same country as Gordon, so he ordered a professional Australian wrestler over the phone to kill Edward. Instead, he got James, and a letter... The Obese Controller took James, mainly because of his hyperactive nature and low knowledge of labour laws.
- James was designed by George Hughes and built at Horwich Works in 1912/13. This engine was an experiment of the 28 class as it was fitted with a leading pony truck in an attempt to cure "nose diving" when at speed. Additionally this engine was fitted with 5'6" driving wheels over the 28 class's 5'1"standard and possibly, unlike the rest of the class had its sand boxes tucked below the extended running plate out of sight. In 1924-5, James was sold to Sir Topham Hatt for mixed traffic duties, at which time he was still mix-traffic black. After his first accident, he was rebuilt with proper brakes and a Fowler tender (due to his old one being badly wrecked from the crash), and repainted red with gold stripes and black lining. He was troublesome when he returned, ruining Sir Topham Hatt's new
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| abstract | - James the Red Engine is the third book of the Railway Series.
- James the Red Engine was first published in 1948. It was written by the Reverend W. Awdry and illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
- James is the No. 5 red engine. He is a medium-sized engine whose six driving wheels are not as big as Gordon's but not as small as Thomas'. He has a fine scarlet coat and brass dome and thinks of himself as a Really Splendid Engine. Occasionally this leads to misguided ideas about the sort of work suitable for such a distinguished engine, invariably landing James in trouble.
- James is a bright red tender engine, the Main Deuteragonist & a supporting character in UK series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, one of the minor characters of the specials (ex. King of the Railway and Tale of the Brave) and one of the two main tritagonists in King of the Railway and the main Antagonist Tale of the Brave.
- James is a red tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight cars and passenger coaches. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- He is very proud of his red paint and shining brass dome, and so likes to stay clean. He hates pulling trucks, and believes that he should only be used to pull coaches. He thinks himself superior to the other engines, and can be shallow, boastful and arrogant – particularly to Edward, and those engines who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow or dirty. However, on a number of occasions he has found himself forced to accept help from those he has insulted, and is ultimately apologetic.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight and passengers. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- James started life somewhere in Australia, and was used to frighten British people away. However, The Obese Controller had realised Edward was sick of life in the same country as Gordon, so he ordered a professional Australian wrestler over the phone to kill Edward. Instead, he got James, and a letter... Hey, Soz that we couldn't get you a professional wrestler, but they all died in a...uh...marching accident. But we found a really cool engine in someone's garbage, and thought you might like him, cause he's been beating up obese Brits like you for six whole months. And he'll probably be better at killing other engines, anyway. Soz again, Creator of James The Obese Controller took James, mainly because of his hyperactive nature and low knowledge of labour laws.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is a mixed-traffic engine, meaning that he can pull both freight cars and passenger coaches. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
- James was designed by George Hughes and built at Horwich Works in 1912/13. This engine was an experiment of the 28 class as it was fitted with a leading pony truck in an attempt to cure "nose diving" when at speed. Additionally this engine was fitted with 5'6" driving wheels over the 28 class's 5'1"standard and possibly, unlike the rest of the class had its sand boxes tucked below the extended running plate out of sight. In 1924-5, James was sold to Sir Topham Hatt for mixed traffic duties, at which time he was still mix-traffic black. After his first accident, he was rebuilt with proper brakes and a Fowler tender (due to his old one being badly wrecked from the crash), and repainted red with gold stripes and black lining. He was troublesome when he returned, ruining Sir Topham Hatt's new top-hat with his steam and jarring his coaches so much that a brake pipe leaked. He was threatened to be painted blue (which James detests), but later promised to be useful again and made the worst trucks on the line behave after being given a second chance. He also pulled the express for Gordon when the latter was switched off the main line, and went on strike along with Gordon and Henry. He later made rude remarks about Henry when he was using special coal, called Toby and Henrietta 'dirty objects', and subsequently got into an accident with some tar wagons. James was of the opinion that he would pull the Royal Train, much to the scepticism of the others due to the time he became stuck on Gordon's Hill. Later, James became a runaway when two naughty boys fiddled with his controls, and was rescued by Edward. He and Gordon played a joke on Percy by convincing him of the existence of backing signals. Upon Duck's arrival, Percy and the newcomer blocked James and the other big engines out of the shed as revenge for teasing them. When Diesel arrived on trial, James earned the nickname "Rusty Red Scrap-Iron". James, like the other two, were turned against Duck, but were sorry after receiving proof of his innocence. When Duncan was grumbling with Rusty, James boasted to the little engine that he sent Diesel packing (which of course was done by The Fat Controller). When work began to increase steadily on the railway, James and the others started to complain about it, leading The Fat Controller to buy a goods engine from Scotland, only to receive two. After Donald crashed into a signal box and was in need of repair, James had to handle the goods work for Donald, much to his annoyance, leading him to bump the trucks around, and being tricked by The Spiteful Brakevan, needing to be helped up the hill by Douglas. James stood beside the Scottish twins when they were worried about being sent away, and cheered with the rest when they were to stay. Later, James told Duck not listen to BoCo about bees, claiming that they were only insects after all, and can whoosh them away easily, only to be stung by one the very next morning. James was one of the first engines to know about Oliver, and praised the GWR engine so much he got puffed in the smoke box. Years later, James was still skeptical to diesel engines, with BoCo and Bear as the exception. He got crossed line with his well wagons on a foggy day, and his injector froze in the winter, so he had to be rescued by a diesel from the works, who was so friendly that James gave up his prejudice with diesels. James once reluctantly doubled the express with Henry when the green engine needed an overhaul at the works, saying two engines on one train is definitely an "over haul". James was the engine chosen to collect the Thin Clergyman's bust, reported the collapse of Henry's Tunnel, and attended the Thin Clergyman's 100th anniversary.
- James is a tender engine. He is engine #5. James is vain, and often brags about his superiority. He likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine.
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