22 September 2008 – present
Chuggington is a children's TV series. Its episodes were produced by Ludorum PLC.
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.
Sound Effects Used
Hollywoodedge, Train Air Whistle An BFX031101 (Used as Old Puffer Pete's Whistle.)
Hollywoodedge, Train Exterior Persp PE064701
Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015801
Hollywoodedge, Train Long From Dista PE064401
Hollywoodedge, Air Brake Hiss TruckH PE079501
Hollywoodedge, Fart 1 Medium Fart Clo PE138901
Hollywoodedge, Rooster Crow Typical AT086301 (Heard once in "Clunky Wilson".)
Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801 (Heard often in "Wilson and the Elephant" and "Wilson's Wacky Tour.")
Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501 (Heard twice in "Winter Whiteout.")
Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Loud Echoe TE046001
Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Freight Tr TE046002
Hollywoodedge, Train Horn Freight Tr TE046003
Hollywoodedge, Truck Brakes Brake Sq TE047902 Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW, COMMON - CALLS, ANIMAL
Sound Ideas, TRUCK, HORN, AIR - TWO BLASTS FORD 02 (Used as Dunbar's horn.)
Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: 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, 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, INDUSTRY, HYDRAULIC - ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MACHINE: UP FULL, FACTORY
Sound Ideas, FOREST, NIGHT - NIGHT TIME CRICKETS, OWL, AMBIENCE, ANIMAL, INSECT
Sound Ideas, CAVERN - EERIE HOLLOW CAVE: VARIOUS ECHOEY NOISES, AMBIENCE (Heard once in "Old Puffer Pete's Tour." and "Eddie Finds Time.")
Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, SINGLE, CLOSE UP 03
Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - WHISTLE, MANY BLASTS, CLOSE UP
Hollywoodedge, Air Brake Hiss Truck PE079201
Sound Ideas, SWAMP, NIGHT - HEAVY FROG AMBIENCE, BIRDS, MARSH
Sound Ideas, BALLOON - BALLOON AIR SQUEAK, 05 (Heard once in "Bubbly Olwin," in a low pitch.)
Hollywoodedge, Truck Air Horn Numero PE270701 (Heard in a high pitch.)
Sound Ideas, TRAIN, CROSSING BELL - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL: RINGING 01