James is a shiny, bright-red mixed-traffic tender engine. He is 15 years old. He will soon be voiced by Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw in the upcoming live action/CGI movie: Thomas and Friends the Magical Railroad Adventures.
James | |
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Build year and constructed by |
1913 by Horwich Works |
English voice actor(s) |
Keith Wickham (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards) |
Spanish voice actor(s) |
Mario Castaneda |
1st appearance |
Thomas and the Breakdown Train |
Designer |
George Hughes |
Wheel configuration |
2-6-0 |
Arrived on Sodor |
1936-45 |
Restoration after shutting down of the North Western Railway[]
James was going to be scrapped by Woodham Brothers Ltd, and James was sent to the railway scrapyard in Glamorgan, Wales, but when a worker who was a huge fan of him and the TTTE series spotted him while walking to a blowtorch shed, he was very happy, and had him restored and sold to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. James ran trains usually loaded with American tourists, but he was purchased by Dennis and Isaiah, as part of the revival of the NWR.
Info from: The New Adventures of Fatty's Engines website.