James The Red Engine

James The Red Engine is the fifth episode in the series.

Plot
James is a bright red mixed traffic engine like Johnny, except he has a tender and Johnny doesn't. Sir Topham Hatt tells James to pull a long goods train for him. James buffered to his long train, but before James starts to move, the shunters released the brakes on the trucks. James pulled away slowly. James went to Gordon's Hill, but the trucks bumped from the brakevan all the way up to James, causing him to ran down the hill and derail. This caused the sugar to cover the rails, butter all over the grass and chocolate all over the walls of the signalbox. James layed dazed and surprised. Den collected the long train. James knows now that he have to learn to deal with trucks and will do better in the future.

Characters

 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Bertie (cameo)
 * Terence (cameo)
 * The Shunter (does not speak)

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first of two things:
 * The first episode where Thomas, Johnny, Spanky, and Clumsy do not appear.
 * The first appearence of James, although he was mentioned in Johnny's introduction in Johnny The American Tank Engine.