James the Red Engine in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. James is engine number 5. His nickname is "The Red Engine". He has a 2-6-0 or mogul wheel arrangement and is a mixed-traffic engine, which means he can pull coaches and trucks. Image File history File links James_the_Red_Engine. ... Image File history File links James_the_Red_Engine. ... Thomas & Friends (formerly Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a British childrens television series which was first broadcast in 1984. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... A British tender locomotive Steam locomotives often haul a tender, which is a special railroad car designed to hold the locomotives fuel (wood or coal) and water. ... Thomas & Friends (formerly Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) is a British childrens television series which was first broadcast in 1984. ... SRC 89 working on the daily passenger train in 1993. ... SRC 89 working on the daily passenger train in 1993. ...

He first appeared in the Railway Series in 1946, in the book Thomas the Tank Engine. Books three and twenty-eight are dedicated to James. Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ... // The Rev. ... // The Rev. ... // The Rev. ...

Character

In the stories, James crashed on his first day into a field. It was blamed on the wooden brake blocks he was given. James has a reputation for being naughty. Some of the incidents include breaking a coach brake pipe and needing a passenger's bootlace to fix it, crashing into tar wagons, pulling Gordon's coaches without his permission and showing off his new coat of paint while not doing work, only to end up getting covered in coal by the Troublesome Trucks. Despite his behaviour, James is an engine proud of his red paint and is considered to be a really useful engine. He is similar in shape to Edward, except he has six driving wheels instead of four, and his cabin is a different shape. He is one of the few engines allowed to pull Gordon's Express when the big engine is away. Shoelaces (also bootlaces) are thin cords fitted to shoes to prevent the shoe from slipping off by accident. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Rolling stock (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends). ...

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 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. Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc, the amount of zinc varying from 5 to 45 percent to create a range of brasses each with unique properties[1]. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ...

James is one of the few characters to have their own song (James The Really Splendid Engine), the chorus of which is based on his theme music used in the early seasons.

In the Railway Series, James was for a long time one of the last engines to retain a prejudice against diesels. However, he was forced to admit in the book James and the Diesel Engines that there was nothing wrong with diesels as a whole, and this appears to be one of the few lessons that has stuck. Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ... For with(out) prejudice in law, see Prejudice (law). ... Great Western Railway No. ... // The Rev. ...

Behind the Scenes

James first appeared in the Railway Series in 1946, in the book 'Thomas the Tank Engine'. He was painted black at this point. At the request of the publishers, Awdry dedicated the next book to the character. It was in this book that James received his red paint and his personality. Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Thomas the Tank Engine. ...

In the book 'The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways', it is claimed that James is based on a rebuild of a Class 27 locomotive of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, designed by George Hughes. However, as with most of the early Railway Series characters, this is a case of retroactive continuity. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work. ... The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping, although in 1922 it had already entered into a working agreement with the London and North Western Railway. ... George Hughes (9 October 1865 — 27 October 1945) was a locomotive engineer, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Martin Clutterbuck has pointed out that the character also strongly resembles an Austrian Goods engine of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, and Awdry himself used an engine of this class to represent James on his model railway. As with Edward, it is possible that he rejected this prototype for the character's official "biography" on the grounds that an English locomotive would be geographically more likely to end up on Sodor. The Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) Austrian Goods is a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive designed by Peter Drummond. ... Glasgow and South Western Railway formed part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ... Edward the Blue Engine as seen in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ... A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ...

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Susan Roman voiced James in the film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He was briefly threatened by the evil Diesel 10 before being teleported out by Mr Conductor Junior (Michael E. Rodgers). Susan Roman is an actress best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the American DiC dub anime, Sailor Moon. ... Thomas and the Magic Railroad was a movie made in 2000 based on the well known TV Series and its American spinoff. ... Diesel 10 is a character who features in the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. ... In satellite communication, Teleport refers to a Earth Station Hub, or Uplink Facility. ... Michael E. Rodgers (born on 8th May 1969 in Scotland) is a film, television and theater actor. ...

James in the Guinness Book of Records

A large scale working replica of James (along with Thomas, Percy, Harold and Jack) was created for a live stage show. This engine is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest model locomotive ever built. Harold is a character in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...

Real Life James

The Mid Hants Railway's James is a repainted Southern Railway N Class.

The Mid Hants Railway repainted one of its engines- a Southern Railway N class- into the livery of James. The engine retained this colour scheme for many years, and participated in the Railway Series golden jubilee celebrations at the National Railway Museum. This engine was the only replica Thomas character to be certified to run on the main line. Image File history File links James_at_Medstead. ... Image File history File links James_at_Medstead. ... The Mid-Hants railway also known as the watercress line is based in Hampshire. ... The Southern Railway (SR) N Class were 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotives designed by Richard Maunsell for mixed-traffic. ... The Mid-Hants railway also known as the watercress line is based in Hampshire. ... The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ... The Southern Railway (SR) N Class were 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotives designed by Richard Maunsell for mixed-traffic. ... Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...

It created a certain amount of controversy among railway enthusiasts, who felt that it was inappropriate to paint a historic main line locomotive in such a garish livery. Nonetheless, the locomotive was popular with the railway's younger visitors.

Trivia

• In the Railway Series, James's whistle valve is in front of his cab on his boiler. In the TV show, the valve is turned on its side and attached to a brass pipe, which in turn is connected to the cab roof.

• In the TV Series, James makes a large number of cameos before his actual debut story.

• In the Railway Series, James was painted black before his accident and was given his red coat to cheer him up.

• James is one of the few engines who have felt facial pain, by being stung in 'Buzz Buzz'(US-James goes buzz buzz)

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References

• 'Full Cast and Crew for Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)' imdb.com Retrieved May 22, 2005
• The Real Lives of Thomas page on James