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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 .
The theme song for this new series was an instrumental version of "Engine Roll Call" composed by Ed Welch. Two arrangements were recorded. One was used in the opening for the CITV airings of series 8, while the other was used as the opening for the PBS and Nick Jr. airings of series 8 & 10 in the US, as well as the closing music for series 8 & 18.
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.
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 ...
James the Red Engine: 14 September 1948: C. Reginald Dalby 4: Tank Engine Thomas Again: 31 December 1949: Terence · Bertie 5: Troublesome Engines: 15 January 1950: Percy: 6: Henry the Green Engine: 10 July 1951: 7: Toby the Tram Engine: 26 July 1952: Toby · Henrietta: Edmund Ward, Ltd. Kaye & Ward, Ltd. 8: Gordon the Big Engine: 19 June 1953: ...
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 and other vehicles, including the titular protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine, who work on the Island of Sodor.
James: NWR 5 A red (originally black) 2-6-0 mixed-traffic tender engine. He does not like pulling trucks and feels superior to the others expect the big engines. James is an experimental version of his class; he was initially built with wooden brake blocks that caught fire, resulting in a crash on his first day. L&YR Class 28: Percy: NWR 6
The Class 28 was the inspiration for the character James the Red Engine from The Railway Series books by the Rev W Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas and Friends. [3] Awdry describes James as an experimental rebuild as a 2-6-0 with 5 ft 6 in driving wheels. The other obvious visual difference from the Class 28 is the lack of a leading ...