Chuggington

Chuggington, German subtitles The locomotives are out!, Is a computer-animated television series about the fictional town of Chuggington trains and their living. The program is produced by the British production company Ludorum and shown in January 2009 on Super RTL. Each episode tells a story about the three main characters Wilson, Koko and Bastian. The series is aimed at children between three and five years of age.

Content

Chuggington is a place where trains are the only mode of transport. The locomotives are in this world living and equal members of society. You can think and speak and do not need drivers. The locomotive depot of Chuggington, which is located in the heart of the city, live together all types of locomotives: diesel, electric and steam locomotives, high-speed trains, shunting and freight locomotives. Each track in the country can be reached by Chuggington from. In the depot, there are platforms, repair shops, gas stations, roundhouse and training areas. Four different colored tunnel leading out of the loco shed out into the wide world.

The series is about the training time of Wilson, Bastian and Koko, three young locomotives in training who need to learn how to find themselves on the tracks. They reflect the experiences that have to do any pre-school child, if it makes the first independent steps in the world. Supported and implemented carefully, the offspring of Fee, the speaker and signal announcer of the depot, and Daniel, a shunting engine, the three taught and trained how to deal with cars.

Main Characters

• Koko is a fearless, streamlined Hochgeschwindigkeitslok along the lines of Shinkansen Series 0 Unlike Wilson and Koko Bastian is entirely electric and gets its power directly from the tracks. She's a troublemaker and loves to tease the boys and spur them to nonsense. It often calls out to race because they know that no one is faster than them. Koko loves to race through the countryside and down the other of them, which also leads to some problems. Koko is very confident, the heart has but still in the right place and regretted it deeply, if she has brought with her kind her friends in trouble.

• Wilson is a lively multi-function diesel locomotive, the EMD F -unit modeled. However, because of his zeal he hears often not properly and gets in trouble. He is also known to have very short memories and even shorter attention span. Sometimes Wilson is frustrated that he is not as strong as Bastian or as fast as Koko. He does not realize his own abilities, has a lot of confidence in the familiar everyday environment and is very unsure of the new and unknown.

• Bastian ( Brewster ) is a large and massive diesel-electric locomotive for heavy loads. He can sometimes be his own did not entirely control what makes him look a bit awkward and clumsy. Bastian is more serious and disciplined than the other two. If Koko and Wilson fooling around with the instructions, he asks many questions about it. While the others are sometimes frustrated them, but more often his care is helpful. He is very reliable and you can always count on him in case of problems.

• Lea and Leon ( Hoot and Toot ) are twins. They are almost always seen only back to back, but in recent episodes she finally time to try to cope alone. Lea is green and has blue eyes. Leon is blue and has green eyes. He also has a red-green color blindness.

• Betty ( Piper ) is a small two year old oil steam locomotive. In their first episode grandfather Pete mentioned that she even runs on vegetable oil. Sometimes they can be quite mischievous.

Supporting Characters

• Fee ( Vee ) is the speaker and signal announcer in the depot. She shares the locomotives to their tasks and tells them, through which tunnel to go. Fee is very helpful, the small locomotives must also pay heed. She's never help but see as a speaker, so you do not know whether it is a man or possibly a self- thinking system as the locomotives.

• Daniel ( Dunbar ) is a shunting engine, which will inform the small locomotives. However, he also always plenty to do, especially in the training sessions. Then put the small locomotives usually something or want to train on your own on what often goes wrong. He is a GM Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive, such as the EMD GP38 - 2EMD modeled. After a while (season 3) he leaves Chuggington for a " little break " and is replaced by the Kranlok Sasha.

• Sascha ( Skylar ) is a large, freshly Come from the Training Academy Kranklok. His crane ends in a 2-finger claw. He can his crane or its lateral arm to use himself up and turn around or set to another track. He recalls a GG20B Green Goat Lokomitive, modified by a crane.

• Luke ( Emery ) is an S-Bahn to the American model (eg Urban Transportation Development Corporation, Intermediate Capacity Transit System Scarborough RT- type electric locomotive ). He is usually on its own elevated railway or Kelly in the underground road in order to promote faster its passengers. With passion he plays the other locomotives pranks. He is one of the few locomotives, which are always to be seen with Wagon. He rarely couples it off to be faster.

• Sophie ( Zephie ) is a young scissor lift railway carriage. Unlike the other engines, they can turn around and when she is excited, raising their construction. She is a sharp, silly and funny teenager. Usually it is used for smaller delivery trips and special deliveries or bring individuals to your destination quickly.

• Kelly ( Calley ) is the rescue locomotive and will always be called if anyone builds an accident in Chuggington. In order to be faster at the scene, she has an underground Wagon Shed with multiple tracks and a variety of Rettungswagongs ( such as a fire - extinguishing wagon or tank wagon ).

• Hodge ( built from a whole smorgasbord - English hodge - podge = - parts ) is a six-wheeled diesel locomotive, which usually works together with the people Eddie. He is a bit of a pick- up truck and is also frequently commissioned with bringing the waste to the recycling. With its "Have - have - seen - everything " mind it's hard to excite him.

• Erwin ( Irving ) is the recycling locomotive in Chuggington. He is not strict, but he still respects extremely sure that everything is perfect. Erwin runs the local recycling center, where he will sort all waste.

• Grandpa Pete ( Old Pete buffer ) is the oldest steam locomotive in Chuggington. Pete likes to pass on his wisdom to the three offspring Wilson, Koko and Bastian. He does, however, from time to time with its endless stories crazy and can never remember their names, although they are all three very happy to have.

• Frostini is the ice cream -Lok and it has built a special facility to serve ice cream creations. Model for him was the Pioneer Zephyr. He also works in the ice factory and mixes the new ice cream flavors. Frostini speaks in an Italian accent.

• Almut ( Olwin ) is a steam locomotive LNER Class A4. She is very caring towards all locomotives, while paying always on their appearance. Therefore, they tried to delegate successfully the dirty work to others.

• Christian ( Chatsworth ) is a slightly older, chosen speaking locomotive that mostly the same tasks done, like Harry. He is the Baldwin Sharknose modeled.

• Harrison, Harry called, is a large blue engine, similar to a Union Pacific Railroad, M- 10003 series diesel, and is regarded as one of the fastest engines in Chuggington.

• Speedy ( Speedy McAllister ) is a fast steam engine, based on the CNW Class E - fourth Speedy is always something brummelig, but means well and helps where he can. He prefers the more industrial jobs. His Tuten is the deepest and loudest in all of Chuggington.

• M'tambo is the Safari Park -Lok, and works around the safari park. He makes trips with visitors and also takes care of the waste disposal. He speaks with an African accent (possibly kenjanisch ) and has seen a lot in the world.

• Super -Lok ( Action Chugger ) has engine similar to a jet plane, and thus the ability to fly. He is the film star and knight in shining armor. If someone has problems with super -Lok is indicated by a flashing red light on his nose and he can then always drop everything and are to come to the rescue.

• Dana ( Decka ) is quite colorful, but very rarely seen. It's like Luke, a passenger train, but a biplane, built for heavy cargo or people. It has a display that they, for example, Or similar party sign can view and a huge personality.

Human main characters

• Moritz is a mechanic at the depot. He lives in a house that looks like a service wagon in the middle of Chuggington.

• Eddie is the depot handyman who does all the tasks, including the repair of tracks and signals, etc. Currently, he lives in a " living Wagon", which looks similar to the House of Moritz. Previously, he lived with his parents and always had to get to work by train (Luke ). He was often too late, so the workshop team built him the living Wagon, which is now near Chuggington.

• Lara Moritz's assistant and was also occasionally tasked with the locomotives to wash before then came the Lokwaschanlage. She seems to be at Moritz in teaching and also from time to time visit to the vocational school.

• Vicky is the safari park ranger. Together with M'tambo she takes care of the animals.

• Dr. Gosling is the zoo veterinarian.

• Dr. Ling is the scientist. She researches and invents things.

Production and publication

The series is produced by British studio Ludorum directed by Sarah Ball, who is also a producer. The music was composed by Chris McHale and for the cut are Jane Hicks and Jill Garrett responsible. As artistic director Ben Turner operates. The 3D models and animation were created with Maya software from Autodesk. Of the 10 -minute-long episodes so far 78 have been produced. In addition, short sequences originated from four minutes in which the young locomotives try to gain various awards.

Since 22 September 2008, the series is shown on Cbeebies channels. The German premiere took place on Super RTL from 1 January 2009. In addition, the series was also shown in Norway, Australia and France. The series in the UK, the USA and Germany (Universal ) was released on DVD.

Synchronizations

The series has been in the United States synchronized with other speakers than the original in the UK.

Merchandise

The series various merchandising products went on sale, in particular, brought the company RC2 since 2010 Toys for Chuggington in the trade. These include models of trains, with stored records and the ability to mutually recognize each other or trains for a wooden train.