James the Red Engine

James the Red Engine
James the Red Engine
The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends character
	Model used in series 8-11 of the television series
First appearance	Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)
Created by	Wilbert Awdry
Designed by	George Hughes (in-universe); Reginald Payne
Voiced by	British Keith Wickham (2009–2017); Rob Rackstraw (2017–2021); Luke Marty (2021–2022); Tom Dussek (2022–2025); American Kerry Shale (2009–2015); Rob Rackstraw (2015–2021); Luke Marty (2021–2025); Other Susan Roman (Thomas and the Magic Railroad, final cut); Michael Angelis (original workprints); Adrian Egan (original workprints); Edward Glen (original workprints); Kevin Duhaney (original workprints, cut 8 only); Phil Fehrle (original workprints); Neil Crone (original workprints, cut 12 only);
In-universe information
Species	Steam locomotive

James the Red Engine is a fictional character from the British children's books, The Railway Series, created by Wilbert Awdry. He is an anthropomorphic tender locomotive, and is the number 5 engine on the North Western Railway, the Fat Controller's railway on the Island of Sodor, along with Thomas the Tank Engine. He also appears in the television adaptation Thomas & Friends, and other media in the franchise.

James debuted in the 1946 book Thomas the Tank Engine. Two books in the series, James the Red Engine and James and the Diesel Engines, are dedicated to James.