Wilson

Wilson is well known as the main character of Chuggington he is also a red diesel-electric hybrid train or chugger.

Plots

Sometime after the three trainees began training, Wilson, Brewster and Koko went outside the Depot to make their first delivery. Along the way, a power cut occurred, causing Koko (an electric engine) to become stranded in the countryside. Wilson would be the one to take her back to the Depot, while Brewster finished the run to Tootington. Not long afterwards, Wilson would transport Ebo, an elephant, to the new Safari Park in preparation for its opening.

Additionally, Wilson and Brewster made their first journey to the quarry (with Wilson stopping Brewster from having a nasty accident as a result of an overloaded hopper car), and, along with Brewster and Koko, helped Hodge find Eddie a new home after him being late for work each day started to become an issue. Accompanied by Koko, Wilson also briefly journeyed through the underground tunnels and into the rural countryside, which resulted in Koko coming off the rails; thankfully, Brewster was still in the Depot and had Calley bring the two to safety.

Soon afterwards, Wilson would participate in the Chugger Championship, but unfortunately broke down along the route; luckily, Koko would tow him out of the way of other chuggers before a collision could be caused. He would additionally bring a load of ice cream to the fair from Felix's farm, but became carried away after being offered a tour at the Ice Cream Factory. As well as helping out at Safari Park as a tour guide for a time, Wilson assisted Koko in maintaining the Recycling Yard while Irving was at the Docks, and brought a special hand-made roll of paper from the Paper Mill for the printers.

Wilson would additionally get a taste of flying after he tried on one of the jet packs. Around this time, Wilson would be found to be the culprit of the infamous incident with the Storm Maker, a futuristic weather simulator, which would cause the evacuation of the entire Depot. He and the other trainees would also perform a special show for Old Puffer Pete's one hundred and fiftieth birthday.

Wilson would make his first trip to Chug Town to pick up a large mirror from a department store. ^[7] As well as being briefly painted green as a result of Hoot's colour blindness, he would be given the job of taking pictures around Chuggington for a promotional poster advertising the city, and was caught in an avalanche after following Harrison through the snow while he was on plowing duty. ^[8] Additionally, Wilson temporarily took control of the Fuel Yard while Hodge and Eddie were at the emergency, and was chosen by Dr. Ling to host a news report about Border Bridge.

Wilson also took the newly appointed mayor around Chuggington, and took care of the then new trainee Piper- after she ran away to the quarry, Wilson completed his training with the Chug Catcher by stopping her with it.

Wilson was eventually offered a place on Chug Patrol, to which he happily accepted. On his last day off before starting work, Wilson saved Koko from a collapsing Rocky Ridge Mine after she had derailed exploring it it; soon after, Wilson would rescue Emery, who had disappeared due to becoming stranded in the forest. Later on, Wilson would take the nightshift at Safari Park, and discovered Old Puffer Pete's habit for sleep-riding, which landed him in an assortment of difficult situations.

Some other rescues by Wilson include freeing Old Puffer Pete from a smashed box of metal chains, using CP2 to pull Brewster out of Rocky Ridge River, and, with the help of the other chuggers up at the mountain, pulled Fletch out of a snow drift during a winter storm. Additionally, Wilson guided Koko and Mayor Pullman to Chug Town for the Parade of Lights, and was one of the many chuggers effected by the severe diesel shortage caused by the Docks being unable to transport any to the Depot.

Personality

Wilson is a mild-mannered, lively red diesel engine with lots of enthusiasm. He also has ADHD which means he has a difficulty to pay attention to instructions, so he often finds himself in deep water. For example, he may pay attention to the dispatch board to see which tunnel to take, but as he emerges on the other side, he realizes that he forgot to listen to where he is supposed to be going. Wilson's curiosity has also proved to get the better of him; most notably when he caused the terrible incident with the Storm Maker and flew high into the air by trying out one of the jet packs.

While everything Wilson does is mostly in good heart, he does not always realize the full extent of his actions. For example, when Zephie denied Wilson's request to join her "star club", he decided to make his own; unfortunately, this caused Hoot and Toot to nearly be separated from each other, as well as many chuggers almost cutting ties. Additionally, while quite rare, Wilson has shown to have a jealous side; for example, when Hoot and Toot began helping out Frostini (one of Wilson's biggest idols), he immediately began competing with the two to try and impress the famous ice cream chugger.

Basis

Wilson is based on an EMD F-Unit, a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division.

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