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James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Reverend Awdry and the TV series adaptation Thomas & Friends. [1] James is the number 5 engine on the North Western Railway , the Fat Controller 's railway on the Island of Sodor .
All of the stories in Series 1 were originally written by the Rev. W. Awdry, including a one-off story commissioned by the staff: Thomas' Christmas Party.The seven engines introduced in this series became the core of the cast in later episodes, with crew member (and from Series 8–12, director) Steve Asquith terming them the "Magnificent Seven". [1]
Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives, including the main protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine as well as other vehicles, who work on the Island of Sodor.
James has recently been repainted red and given the proper brakes for his wheels and is eager to show off. Unfortunately, he is rather careless and gets into a lot of trouble (in James and the Bootlace , James is grumpy after being threatened with blue paint and having to fetch his own coaches), but by making some troublesome trucks behave and ...
A blue engine who is the quietest of all the engines on the railway. River Irt: Rex: 2-8-2: A green engine who enjoys teasing Mike. Rex is a hard worker, but sometimes has a problem with traction. River Esk: Mike: 2-8-2: A red engine who prefers goods trains to passengers. River Mite: Jock: 2-6-2
Thomas the Tank Engine by Rev. W. Awdry: 30 October 1984 () "Thomas Saves the Day" 8: 8 "James & the Coaches" David Mitton: James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry: 30 October 1984 () "James Learns a Lesson" Based on James and the Top Hat and James and the Bootlace: 9: 9 "Troublesome Trucks" David Mitton: James the Red Engine by Rev. W. Awdry
James [1] NWR 05 A red mixed-traffic tender engine. He does not like pulling trucks, and feels superior to the others except the big engines. James is an experimental version of the class, having an extended running board and front pony truck.
The Fat Controller is a fictional character in The Railway Series books written by Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.In the first two books in the series (The Three Railway Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine) he is known as The Fat Director, and as of the third book (James the Red Engine) he becomes The Fat Controller, as the railway has been nationalised.