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| - 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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