Editing James the Red Engine (section)

===Models===
Awdry had two models of James on his [[OO gauge]] model railway. The first, from the 1950s, was based on a 2-6-0 [[Glasgow and South Western Railway]] locomotive, the [[Austrian Goods]], designed by [[Peter Drummond (engineer)|Peter Drummond]]; this is the design that Awdry had originally intended to use for James.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gratton |first1=James |title=Model Maker Magazine: March 1953}}</ref> The model was red with yellow lining. Despite being professionally made and "a beautiful model", the motor was unreliable, so it could not be used regularly. Awdry later noted that it was sent away in the 1980s for a new motor and chassis and came back "completely transformed".<ref name=RLTtTE/>

Awdry's second model of James was based on a 1960s [[Tri-ang Railways|Tri-ang]] [[Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0|Johnson 3F]] 0-6-0; a conversion which [[Hornby Railways|Hornby]] used for the production version of their model of James several decades later.<ref name=RLTtTE/>