- James is a medium-sized engine. His six driving wheels are not as big as Gordon's and not as small as Thomas'. He has a fine scarlet coat and brass dome and likes to think of himself as a really splendid engine. This can occasionally lead to high-falutin' ideas about the sort of work suitable for such a noble creature. Inevitably they land James in trouble.
- James is an old-fashioned steam engine painted red with a black boiler section, cab roof and pinstriping.
- James' smiling grey face on the front of the engine features eyes that move back and forth.
- James' red tender has black pinstriping, a yellow number 5 on each side, and is filled with black coal.
- International style hook and loop couplers on each end.
- Metal wheels and drivers.
- For use on HO/OO scale track (compatible with Bachmann's E-Z Track).
- Heat-sealed clamshell packaging.
