James the Red Engine

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James the Red Engine
The Railway Series/Thomas & Friends/Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go character
James as seen in series 8—11
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–present) American Kerry Shale (2009–2015) Rob Rackstraw (2015–2021) Luke Marty (2021–present) Other Susan Roman (Thomas and the Magic Railroad) Michael Angelis (original workprint)
Number	NWR 5
In-universe information
Species	Steam locomotive
Gender	Male
Nationality	English Sudric

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.

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.