James

**James** is one of the original engines to work on the North Western Railway*.* He is a mixed traffic engine, like Edward and Henry. When he first came to the island, he had wooden brake blocks, which caused them to set on fire due to trucks pushing him faster down the line. He ended up crashing, and Thomas came to help him. The two then became good friends.

## Personality

James is very proud of his splendid red paintwork. He dislikes pulling trucks and believes that he should only pull coaches. He thinks himself superior to the others and can be shallow, boastful, overconfident, naughty and vain, particularly to those who appear old-fashioned, weak, slow or dirty. This has caused him to have somewhat of a rivalry with Edward, Percy, Toby and Duck. However, on a number of occasions, he has found himself in need of help from those whom he has insulted and is, in the end, apologetic. Even before he was repainted red he was rather boastful.

James was the last of the steam engines to retain a prejudice against diesels. However, after stalling on a cold day, he was rescued by the Works Diesel and James had to admit that nothing was wrong with diesels.

Despite all of his actions, James had shown a caring side, is normally hard-working and like every other engine, wants to be responsible, reliable and really useful on Sir Topham Hatt's railway.

## Appearances

### Season 1

#### ''Past Tales''

James was present at the sheds with Thomas, Percy, Gordon and Henry as Edward told them the story of Bertram. He said to him that for the first time, his story was not boring.

#### ''The Mines''

James, along with Thomas and Gordon were waiting for Percy to bring their trains, but Percy never showed up because he and Henry were in the mines looking for Bertram. He also pointed out that Henry did not arrive for his train either. Sir Topham Hatt told James to do Henry's work as well as his own, much to the red engine's annoyance.

#### ''Dirty Diesel''

James was with the other engines at Tidmouth Sheds to meet the new engine and then Diesel showed up. After Sir Topham Hatt said he had to go home because his wife baked him a cake, James made a snarky comment about him, causing him to be punished in the shed for the day. Diesel also caused the steamies disgusting and once he left, James said he was a filthy, disgusting diesel engine.

#### ''Shunters''

James arrived at the shunting yards to collect his train that Arthur shunted. He thanked him, saying he was much better then Diesel, much to his annoyance but James did not care and left with his goods train.

#### ''Crossing Disasters''

James arrived at the crossing to help Henry to the works after his accident that Diesel caused.

#### ''Evil Arrival''

James was at the sheds that evening when Thomas and Percy were talking about the new engine, Diesel 10.

### Season 2

#### ''The Missing Engine''

James was the first engine to notice that Edward was missing when everyone woke up and became concerned about him.

#### ''R.I.P''

James was seen at Caitlin's funeral. He was saddened by her death.

#### ''Engine Abduction''

James stepped into the fight between Stepney and Bert. Stepney explained that he killed Ben, one of his brothers. Bert claimed that he showed him attitude and he had it coming and one day he would deal with them next. James suggested to Stepney that they push him off Mount Sodor and end him for good.

#### ''Sodor On Edge - Part 1''

James came to collect his goods train from Arthur and Percy in the yard. He thanked them and then left.

#### ''Sodor On Edge - Part 2''

The next day, James arrived to collect his train and noticed that the yard was in a mess and Arthur and Percy were nowhere to be seen. He left to tell Sir Topham Hatt and later returned with him. Sir Topham Hatt was surprised. First Edward went missing and now the yard workers. James suggested that they needed to take action or they would all go missing. Sir Topham Hatt told James to clean up the yard. James said to himself that he would rather die but agreed to do it regardless. Once it was done, Sir Topham Hatt said they made a good team. Despite the fact it was James doing all the work with the Breakdown Train while he ate pizza, Sir Topham Hatt left the scene.

James tells Thomas about Percy, Stepney and Arthur being captured and taken to Diesel 10's hideout. Thomas tells James that he needed to get a meeting about it. James went to gather everyone. Soon, everyone was gathered and Thomas told everyone what James said. Douglas says Donald had not come back either. Soon a white engine named Stanley came and introduced himself. Bill explained that he had three brothers: Stepney, Stanley and a twin named Ben who was not alive anymore. Thomas asked what they should do next. Henry suggests to play it simple for now and maybe that night when he was finished with the Flying Kipper, he would go to Diesel 10's shed and see if he was up to anything. Thomas told him to stay safe.

Later on, Henry said that Diesel 10 was not in his shed last night. Suddenly they all heard an explosion and saw Toby's remains. James was shocked by the impact.

#### ''Sodor On Edge - Part 3''

James was furious at Toby's death and decided to go and tell the diesels a thing or two. Thomas said it was too dangerous, but Stanley agreed to go with James and together, they went to the hideout, leaving Thomas and Bill behind. Thomas and Bill went back to the sheds.

James and Stanley soon arrived at the hideout. James explained what they did, which Diesel 10 slyly denied. Stanley tried to bash Bert out of the way but Percy ended up bashing Stanley out of the way. James was surprised and asked him what he was doing. Diesel 10 explained that all of the steam engines (except for Edward) were mind-controlled. James and Stanley escaped the hideout.

James and Stanley returned to see Arry working with the steam engines. James told Arry to leave but Thomas said it was alright and that he was on the steamies’ side because he left Diesel 10. James also reluctantly agreed after also being convinced by Stanley.

#### ''Sodor On Edge - Part 4''

Due to Gordon being damaged after Diesel 10 destroyed Tidmouth Sheds, Sir Topham Hatt sent James on the daily gold dust run.

Later on, James was present at Thomas' meeting. Things were getting serious because Toby was now dead, engines were kidnapped and Tidmouth Sheds was destroyed. James asked Thomas where they were going to sleep. Some of the engines went to sleep at the quarry with Mavis, Bill and BoCo. James decided to sleep in a siding for the night due to being to tired to go up to the quarry.

While James was sleeping in the siding, Diesel 10 appeared behind him to use him as bait, capturing him and taking him to Mount Sodor.

#### ''Sodor On Edge - Part 6''

James was on one edge on Mount Sodor with Edward on the other, demanding to be let go which Diesel 10 refused. Thomas, Henry and Douglas arrived at the scene. During the standoff, Diesel 10 demanded Bert to push him of the cliff. James began to panic, but was helpless as Bert pushed him off the cliff, leaving Thomas, Henry and Douglas horrifed.

#### ''Losing A Good Friend''

Donald and Douglas arrived at the station to give Sir Topham Hatt the tragic news. James was dead due to the fall off Mount Sodor and everyone landing on top of him.

Donald and Douglas took Sir Topham Hatt to the works to see him one last time. The workmen tried everything they could but they could not save him. Sir Topham Hatt said his funeral would be held alongside Toby and Diesel’s at 2:00.

At 2:00, everyone came to their funerals and were saddened by their deaths.

### Season 3

#### ''Mixed Traffic Engine''

James was seen in Molly's dream, along with Ben, Caitlin and Toby. James tells her to save everyone while she still could.

#### ''Mourning Losses''

James' corpse was seen in the scrapyards as Stepney took Stanley there and he got scrapped.

#### ''Bluebells Forever''

James' corpse was seen in the scrapyards once again as Stepney arrived in and Ben saved him from Diesel 10's ghost.

### Season 4

#### ''The Sodor Memorial Stand''

James' photograph was put on the Sodor Memorial Stand along with Toby, Emily, Donald, Caitlin, BoCo and Arry’s for the first time. It was Edward's idea.

#### "Saved From Scrap"

James was seen in a flashback where Oliver and Toad were leaving Sodor, telling them to have a nice time. He said his goodbyes and both of them leave.

#### ''Healing''

James' photograph was seen in the Sodor Memorial Stand while Bill, Ben and Douglas were there.

#### ''Ghosts''

While Thomas was collecting the Breakdown Train to help his friends after the explosion caused by Bill and Ben's train, he heard a voice coming from Mount Sodor and he headed in that direction, leaving the Breakdown Train behind.

Thomas arrived at Mount Sodor to see James' ghost. James showed Thomas the end of Mount Sodor. He asked if Thomas recognized it. Thomas never forgot the day of James' demise. If he would have acted sooner, James would have still been alive. James said Thomas should not stress it. Thomas could not understand because the red engine was dead. James commented on how his red paint never looked better. Thomas explained about how he was looking for the others. James explained that he would find them soon and even said that he was proud of him and explained how much he had evolved. He used to be a tank engine that wanted to see the world, and now he was one of the bravest engines he ever met. Then the red engine told Thomas to wake up. Once Thomas did, he realizes that he was hanging off Mount Sodor. He soon made it back to safety.

He was later seen as a corpse in Thomas' dream.

#### ''A New Beginning''

James' photograph was seen below Thomas' at the Sodor Memorial Stand during his, Bill, Duck, and Gordon's funerals.

## Death

Killed By
* Bert
* Diesel 10 *(Caused)*
* Lady *(Indirectly Caused)*

While James is sleeping in a siding, Diesel 10 captures him and takes him to Mount Sodor, and during the standoff between the steam engines and diesel engines, James is pushed off Mount Sodor by Bert, and later, he dies from his injuries.

## List Of Appearances

### Season 1

* ''Past Tales''
* ''The Mines''
* ''Dirty Diesel''
* ''Shunters''
* ''Crossing Disasters''
* ''Evil Arrival'' *(No Lines)*

### Season 2

* "The Missing Engine''
* ''R.I.P'' *(No Lines)*
* ''Engine Abduction''
* ''Sodor On Edge - Part 1''
* ''Sodor On Edge - Part 2''
* ''Sodor On Edge - Part 3''
* ''Sodor On Edge - Part 4''
* ''Sodor On Edge - Part 6''
* ''Losing A Good Friend'' *(Corpse)*

### Season 3

* ''Mixed Traffic Engine'' *(Dream)*
* ''Mourning Losses'' *(Corpse)*
* ''Bluebells Forever'' *(Corpse)*

### Season 4

* ''The Sodor Memorial Stand'' *(Photograph)*
* "Saved From Scrap" *(Flashback)*
* ''Healing'' *(Photograph)*
* ''Ghosts'' *(Ghost)*
* ''A New Beginning'' *(Photograph)*

### TTTE Films

* ''Horror House''
* ''On Set''
* ''Blood Fair''

## Trivia

* Originally, James was going to be voiced by Douglas No.10 Productions.
* James' model was one of the models in the series that do not work. The others are Edward, Gordon and Emily. It wasn't until October 20, 2020, when Douglas The Black Engine Number 10 got a new model of him and turned the old one into Eagle.
* James is the last character to die in Season 2.
* As of "Losing A Good Friend", James has appeared in 2 episode thumbnail arts.
* From Season 4 onwards, James had a crack on his face. This was because of Douglas The Black Engine Number 10 trying to paint James' face to make it look like the ones on the other models.
* James and Toby are the only Steam Team members to not appear in Filling in the Gaps.
* James and Toby are also the only members of the Steam Team who haven't killed any characters.