Chuggington: September 29th, 2008 – May 29th, 2015
Chuggington: Tales from the Rails: June 29th, 2020 - present
Chuggington (also known as Chuggington: Tales from the Rails since Series 6) is a British computer-animated children's television series aimed at toddlers, that was produced by Ludorum PLC (only for Seasons 1-5) and Herschend Entertainment Studios (Season 6). It is broadcasted on the BBC’s CBeebies channel, and other channels internationally. Originally composed of 5 series running from 2008 to 2015, the series left its 5-6 year hiatus, when a new batch of episodes was released on Disney Junior in the United States on June 29th, 2020, and on CBeebies in the United Kingdom on January 2nd, 2021. A seventh series is currently in production.
Storyline
In the fictional town of Chuggington are young novice railway anthropomorphic locomotives ('trainees') Koko, Wilson, Brewster, Hoot, Toot and Piper. The trainees learn the value of loyal friendship, telling the truth, listening carefully, persisting under adversity, completing tasks, resolving conflict without violence, and similar values. The locomotives, called "Chuggers", are intelligent, empathetic, independent and somewhat self-directed. They have mobile facial and body features. Chuggers have no drivers (yet some have opening crew doors). Chuggers regularly interact with other humans such as passengers and maintenance crews. The town of Chuggington has a central area of large modern buildings. Side-by-side railway tunnels coloured red, blue, yellow, green under the town centre lead to the outside world. Countryside settings include a farm, a safari park, and a quarry. A ‘Chugston Hotel’ is mentioned. "Old Chuggington", an abandoned old town overgrown with wild vegetation, is visited.
Also See
TV Show Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Air Brake Hiss Truck PE079201
- Hollywoodedge, Air Brake Hiss TruckH PE079501
- Hollywoodedge, Air Horn Blasts Truck PE079701 (Higher pitch; used as Hoot's horn.)
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801 (Heard often in "Wilson and the Elephant" and "Wilson's Wacky Tour".)
- Hollywoodedge, Fart 1 Medium Fart Clo PE138901
- Hollywoodedge, Firetruck Horn Blast CT061401 (Used as Calley's horn in Series 1-5, and Tai's horn in Series 6.)
- Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501 (Heard twice in "Winter Whiteout".)
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015801
- Hollywoodedge, Rooster Crow Typical AT086301 (Heard once in "Clunky Wilson".)
- Hollywoodedge, Semi Horn Honk Long Sh PE298101 (Used as Jackman's horn in it's normal pitch, and as Zack's in a lower pitch.)
- Hollywoodedge, Train Air Whistle An BFX031101 (Used as Old Puffer Pete's whistle.)
- Hollywoodedge, Train Exterior Persp PE064701
- Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Freight Tr TE046002
- Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Freight Tr TE046003
- Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Loud Echoe TE046001
- Hollywoodedge, Train Long From Dista PE064401
- Hollywoodedge, Train Whistle BlastT CT071401
- Hollywoodedge, Truck Air Horn Numero PE270701 (Various higher pitches; heard multiple times in "Koko and the Tunnel".) (Used as Chatsworth's horn.)
- Hollywoodedge, Truck Brakes Brake Sq TE047902
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Large PE113501 (Heard twice in "The Great Chugger Caper" and once in "Chugatronic Cargo".)
- Sound Ideas, BALLOON - BALLOON AIR SQUEAK 05 (Lower pitch; heard once in "Bubbly Olwin".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW, COMMON - CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, JAPANESE QUAIL - CALLING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 01 (Heard once in "Koko on Call".)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, OWL - CALLING, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, BELL, RAILROAD - RAILROAD CROSSING SIGNAL BELL: RINGING
- Sound Ideas, CAVERN - EERIE HOLLOW CAVE: VARIOUS ECHOEY NOISES, AMBIENCE (Heard once in "Old Puffer Pete's Tour" and "Eddie Finds Time".)
- Sound Ideas, COUNTRY, DAY - BIRDS, CRICKETS, STEADY BREEZE, AMBIENCE
- Sound Ideas, FOREST, NIGHT - NIGHT TIME CRICKETS, OWL, AMBIENCE, ANIMAL, INSECT
- Sound Ideas, HORN, AIR - INTERIOR: SINGLE BLAST, LONG 01 (Modified/processed; used as Hanzo's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, HORN, BOAT - TUG BOAT HORN: ONE LONG AND TWO SHORT BLASTS/Sound Ideas, HORN, BOAT - TUG BOAT HORN: ONE LONG BLAST (Used as Wilson's horn in it's normal pitch, and as Brewster's in a low pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, INDUSTRY, HYDRAULIC - ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MACHINE: UP FULL, FACTORY
- Sound Ideas, SWAMP, NIGHT - HEAVY FROG AMBIENCE, BIRDS, MARSH
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, CROSSING BELL - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL: RINGING 01
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, DIESEL - TRAIN, DIESEL, ARRIVING WITH HORN, ALARM, DIGIFFECTS
- Sound Ideas, TRUCK, MACK TRANSPORT - EXTERNAL: AIR HORN, DOUBLE BLAST (Used as Fletch's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, DIESEL - TRAIN, DIESEL, FREIGHT, LONG, PASSING, DIGIFFECTS
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, HORN - DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE: SOUND HORN, LONG (Used as Irving's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, MANY BLASTS, CLOSE UP
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, SINGLE, CLOSE UP 03
- Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - SHORT BLOWS, HORNS, TRANSPORT & MACK TRUCKS (Used as Hodge's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - TWO BLASTS 01/Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - TWO BLASTS 02 (Used as Dunbar's horn.)
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - FACTORY WHISTLE, LARGE FACTORY (Heard once in "First Responder Calley", "Delivery Challenge", "The Extra Mile", "Not From Around Here", "Sleepyhead Koko", "The Zephie Express" and "You for a Day".) (Used as Vee's wake-up alarm.)
- Sound Ideas, WHISTLE, STEAM - STEAM WHISTLE, THREE SHORT WHISTLES, SHIP, ALARM; DIGIFFECTS (Used as Olwin's whistle.)
