King James I

Background Information

First appearance

James and the Diesel Engines (1984)

Last appearance

James and the Diesel Engines (1984)

Creator(s)

Christopher Awdry (RWS)

Character Overview

Name

King James I

Gender

Male (RWS)

Country

England

Relative(s)

Oliver (cousin) (RWS)

Affiliation

Duck (RWS)

Technical Details

Basis

GWR 6000 "King"

Gauge

4'8½" (1,435 mm; standard gauge)

Power type

Steam

Vehicle

Locomotive

Fuel type

Coal

Configuration

4-6-0

Wheels

16

Top speed

90 mph (145 kph)

Designer(s)

Charles B. Collett

Builder(s)

Swindon Works

Year built

Sometime in 1928

Year retired

1962

Year scrapped

Sometime in 1964

Number

GWR/BR 6011

Railway

British Railways (formerly)
Great Western Railway (formerly)

King James I was a Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 class 4-6-0 tender engine.

In The Railway Series, he worked alongside Duck in the days when he worked at Paddington.

Biography

The Railway Series

King James I was built in 1928, withdrawn in 1962, and was scrapped at Swindon Works in 1964. Duck once compared him to James. ^[1] Like the other engines in his class he is named after an English King, him being named after King James I of England.

Technical Details

Livery

King James I was painted in the British Railways Deep Bronze green livery. The BR Lion and Crown crest was on the sides of its tender. When it worked on the GWR, King James I was painted in the GWR Mid Chrome green with orange lining livery.

Appearances

Railway Series

The Railway Series

James and the Diesel Engines - Crossed Lines (mentioned)

Companion Volumes

2007 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection (mentioned)

Gallery

References

↑ RWS #28: James and the Diesel Engines - "Crossed Lines"

United Kingdom

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	SR	Stepney \| Boxhill* \| Bluebell and Primrose* \| Adams*
	LNER	Gordon's Brothers* \| Flying Scotsman \| Pretty Polly \| Lemberg \| Green Arrow* \| Mallard* \| Silver Jubilee* \| Toby's Brothers* \| 1020* \| 8783*
	LMS	Jinty and Pug* \| The Foreign Engine* \| Bahamas* \| Duchess of Hamilton* \| Duchess**
	GWR	City of Truro \| The Dukes* \| King James I* \| Iron Duke* \| Earnest**
	BR	Diesel* \| Class 40 \| D199* \| Old Stuck-Up* \| British Railways Diesels \| D5705* \| 31120* \| 10751*
	Other	The Coalbrookdale Locomotive \| Midland Railway Engines* \| Awdry \| Albert* \| The Highland Engines* \| 98462 and 87546* \| Workshop Engines \| The Foreign Engines* \| Scrapped Engines \| Cromford* \| Captain Baxter* \| War Department Diesels* \| Stephenson's Rocket* \| Novelty \| Sans Pareil \| Wilbert* \| Sixteen* \| Sixteen's Friends* \| Alfred and Judy* \| The Hunslet Diesels* \| Eurostar \| Other Real Locomotives \| Puffing Billy \| The Mainland Engines \| Splatter and Dodge \| Spencer \| Connor \| Caitlin \| Samson \| Logan \| The Mainland Diesels \| Merlin \| Lexi \| Theo \| Hurricane \| Frankie**
Rolling Stock		Henrietta's Sister \| Thomas' Special Coach* \| Helena* \| Spencer's Coaches \| Connor's Coaches \| Caitlin's Coaches \| Plank Trucks \| Troublesome Trucks \| Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons \| Ladle Trucks \| Brake Vans \| Bradford
Vehicles		North Star* \| Mermaid \| Dilly \| Beresford \| Mitchell \| The Hawker Hurricane
People		Elizabeth II \| The Thin Clergyman \| The Fat Clergyman \| The Duke and Duchess of Boxford**
Locations		Vicarstown Bridge \| Walney Channel \| Barrow-in-Furness \| King's Cross \| Paddington \| Euston \| St. Pancras \| Brighton \| Carnforth \| Crewe \| Fletcher, Jennings & Co. \| The Scottish Engine Company \| The Great Railway Show Yard \| The Mainland Canal \| The Steelworks \| The Experimental Engines' Yard \| Bridlington Goods Yard \| Victoria Station
Railways		Talyllyn Railway \| Ffestiniog Railway \| Snowdon Mountain Railway \| Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway \| Bluebell Railway \| Dean Forest Railway \| Toby's Old Tramway

[1] RWS #28: James and the Diesel Engines - "Crossed Lines"

[1]

King James I

Contents

Biography

The Railway Series

Technical Details

Livery

Appearances

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Gallery

References

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