James

James is the Number 5 of the NWR

Season 1:

 * Toby's Adventure

Technical Details:
James is based on the Lancaster & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) Class 28 0-6-0 locomotive. Designed by George Hughes, The class was a rebuilt version of the L&YR's Class 27, with included the addition Belpaire firebox, and extended footplate and front sandboxes, larger cylinders, and a superheater. 63 of the Class 27's were rebuilt between 1909 and 1912, with an additional 20 being built new around the same time at the L&YR's Horwich Works, near Bolton. These locomotives were briefly under the ownership of the London & North Western Railway (Presumably because of a merger), in 1922, before becoming part of the London, Midland, and Scottish Railway (LMS) following the Big 4 Grouping of 1923. Withdrawls began as early as 1936, with only 35 members of the class moving into BR ownership. The last members were withdrawn in 1957, with none of them surviving into preservation. However, One of the Class 27's #1300 (LMS #12322/BR 52322) Managed to survive into preservation. It is under the ownership of Andy Booth, and is based at the Ribble Steam Railway, though it's currently on loan to the East Lancashire Railway.

James shares a very major difference compared to his basis: Instead of being an 0-6-0 like the prototype, he is instead a 2-6-0 Mogul. According to Awdry, James was an experimental rebuild of the class 28, with the driving wheel size increased to 5' 6", as opposed to 5' 1" on the prototype. Some other notable differences include the addition of a Fowler Tender, and the lack of sandboxes on the front splashers.

DJ and Eagle are other members of this class.

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