Talk:James/@comment-31233703-20191112182053/@comment-26237963-20191112190245

James was built around 1913 but it doesn't say here that he came to Sodor then as far as I can spot. If you're referring to 1923 then yes it's a plothole thanks to RBTL, but this is mentioned in his bio table and in the trival section....in the past some did try removing the titbit but fans who own the book kept putting it back so it's easier to include 1923, 4 and 5.

Thomas's book isn't dated per say but deduction concludes the events took place in either 1924 or 5, the latter almost definitely for the final illustration.