James The Red Engine

Biography:
When James the red engine first came to the island of Sodor he had an accident with trucks. He was then given a bright coat of red to cheer him up. This went to his smoke box and he wouldn't stop boasting about it. He was still new to the railway and keen to make a good impression on the Fat Controller. One day he was double heading a passenger train with Edward. People came to look at James's new coat. James was distracted he suddenly let of steam. And the Fat Controller got showered by water and his new top hat got ruined and soaked. James didn't want to get into trouble so he raced away just as Edward was ready. Then at the first station he overran the station platform. The next morning the Fat Controller came to see James he spoke severally. The things he said weren't very nice at all. The Fat Controller also said that if he didn't behave he would be stuck in the shed. The next day James was cross and bumped the coaches hard. After he set of he kept bumping the coaches along the way. Suddenly they came to a stop because James had bumped the coaches so much and so hard one of their brake pipes was leaking. Thus locking the coaches brakes hard on. All passengers had to get out the guard then had to ask the passengers for a boot lace. Finally a man gave the guard their boot lace. The driver tied some old news paper over the hole with the boot lace. And then they finished the journey. James was locked in the shed by the Fat Controller. Then one morning the Fat Controller let James out to pull a goods train. Thomas shunted his trucks. When the train got going the trucks tried holding back but James wasn't having any nonsense. He then came to Gordon's Hill after half the trucks ran back down the hill James collected them and made it over Gordon's Hill and then had a long drink. Then the Fat Controller came up to him. James thought he was in trouble but the Fat Controller had come to congratulate James he was then aloud to keep his red paint and pull coaches again. He is best friends with Gordon and Henry.

Personality:
James is a vain, boastful and selfish engine. But he can be very friendly at times and has a good sense of humor and doesn't mind helping the other engines. But he sometimes doesn't take serious situations very seriously.