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James and the Tar Wagons is the eleventh Buzz Book. It is based on the first series episode, Dirty Objects. It is illustrated using photographs from the television series.
Plot
James calls Toby and Henrietta old-fashioned. Later, whilst pulling a slow goods train, James runs into a line of tar wagons and gets covered in sticky tar. Toby and Percy come to his rescue.
Characters
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Henrietta (does not speak)
- Thomas (mentioned)
- Annie and Clarabel (mentioned)
Trivia
- Images from Duck Takes Charge and Dirty Work are used.
- This is the only Series 1 Buzz Book to be renamed in the UK aside from Down the Mine and Off the Rails which added Thomas and Gordon's names, respectively. The reason that this one was renamed was likely due to the mature connotations of its original name (Dirty Objects).
Goofs
- Because the text from the original Railway Series story is used, Toby is told to be painted "chocolate and blue" by the Fat Controller, but he was never painted blue in the television series. Similarly, the Fat Controller also tells Toby that Henrietta "shall be brown like Annie and Clarabel, Thomas' coaches," but Annie and Clarabel are orange in the TV series. This goof was also carried over from the Ladybird Book, which contains the same text.
- In one picture, the two coal trucks at the front of James' train are missing.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Japanese | まっくろになったきかんしゃジェームズ |
| Korean | 제임스와 타르 열차 |
| Norwegian | James og tjærevognene |
Gallery
Japanese cover
Korean cover
Norwegian cover
Note: The image is mirrored in the book
