- “Blow my buffers, how embarrassing!”
- ― James
James' Hotel! is a magazine story.
Plot
James boasts that he is taking some visitors, but he breaks down outside a hotel and Thomas takes them instead. James' crew works hard to mend him, but it takes longer than expected and they have to stay in the hotel for the night whilst James stays outside in the rain. James gets fixed in time to take the visitors to the harbour, but when he returns to the shed, the other engines tease him about his experience.
Characters
- James
- Thomas (not seen)
- Gordon (not seen)
- Percy (not seen)
- Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)