- “Breakdown chugger coming throo-ough!”
- ―Calley's catchphrase
Calley is a small shunting engine who used to handle any emergencies or accidents around Chuggington; she serves as a first responder Chug Patroller.
Biography
Calley originally served as the sole rescue chugger in Chuggington. She has rescued many chuggers in numerous events; such as towing Harrison for many miles after he broke down taking the night shift,[1] rescuing a derailed Koko after she and Wilson ventured out into the countryside,[2] pulling Wilson out of a pile of sticky paste[3] and towing Hodge to the Repair Shed after he snapped his axle hauling a load of track.[4]
Calley would also occasionally assist Dunbar with training duties; such as bring training bots to test the trainees' smoothness on the rails[5] or filling up the ramp at the Training Yard for the trainees to test their braking.[6] There are times when Calley would be the teacher herself, normal showing how to handle chuggers when there is an emergency.
Other then rescuing or teaching, Calley has participated in many events, like the Chug of War against Harrison's team and the Steam Team,[7] be a contestant on a chug quiz[4] and even model at one of the annual rolling stock shows.[8] Calley was also one the few chuggers to introduce Piper into Chuggington.[9]
With the formation of Chug Patrol, a rescue squad lead by Jackman, Calley would become a Chug Patroller herself; complete in a whole new livery and style.[10] After Wilson joined the team as an advanced trainee, Calley would take him to the countryside for lessons with the Chug Patrol wagons to help him become a better Chug Patroller.[11] One of these times, while Calley took the wagons back to Chug Patrol Headquarters, Brewster became caught up in a sinkhole; luckily, by the time that she arrived at the scene, Wilson had rescued him.[12]
One time, feeling she hasn't found her role in Chug Patrol, Calley tries out for the position of first responder. She didn't have the confidence at first, but after a little training with Payce, role belonged to Calley; who will now rush to an emergency without question.[13]
Personality
While Calley spends most of the day (and sometimes the night) rescuing, she doesn't let it get in the way of spending time with other chuggers. Calley is kind, caring, and always happy to help, though she won't avoid reprimanding other chuggers if they've done something silly.[2]
While Calley always tries to spread positivity and not shower others with her own problems, Calley can sometimes feel that she has no place on the Chug Patrol team, evident by the fact that everyone else on Chug Patrol has their own talents; this can lead to Calley trying too hard to impress others. After Calley's lack of confidence in herself led to a major embarrassment to Chug Patrol, Calley earned the job of a first responder, virtually fixing the problem.[13] In all, Calley is the ray of sunshine on Chug Patrol and a friend to everyone in Chuggington.
Technical Details
Basis
Calley is based on a Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C diesel hydraulic shunter which were built in Germany between 1954 and 1966. Tai is another member of this class.
Livery
From the first to third season, Calley was painted orange with a dark green cab roof and underbody. Her buffer beam was gray and had brick yellow and white hazard stripes. When she joined Chug Patrol starting from the fourth season, she was repainted red, yellow, and blue to match Chug Patrol's signature colours; she also gained silver hubcaps.
Appearances
Chuggington
- Season 1 - Can't Catch Koko, Koko and the Tunnel, Late Again Eddie (does not speak), Koko and the Squirrels (cameo), Hodge and the Magnet, The Chugger Championship (cameo), Zephie's Zoomaround (not named; does not speak), Wilson's Smooth Moves, Action Brewster (cameo), Koko on Call (cameo), Outward Bound Olwin (cameo), Wake Up Wilson (cameo), Brewster Knows Best (cameo), Wilson's Wacky Tour (cameo), Wilson Gets a Wash, Zephie Ace Reporter, Famous Emery (cameo), Watch Out Wilson!, Brewster's Hobby (cameo), Poor Old Puffer Pete, Inspector Emery, Nurse Wilson, Rock-a-Bye Chatsworth (cameo), Helpful Hodge (cameo), Brewster to the Rescue, Wilson and the Paint Wagon (cameo), Wilson and the Wild Wind (cameo), Old Puffer Pete's Firebox, Brewster's Little Helper (not named; does not speak), Wilson's Paper Trail (cameo), Puffer Pete's Big Show and Training Time Harrison
- Season 2 - Koko's New Look (cameo), Babysitter Brewster, Lights Camera Action Chugger, Chug of War, Hodge Sails Away (cameo), Stop the Press Emery (does not speak), Hoot v. Toot (cameo), The Brewster Booster (does not speak), Quizmaster Hodge, Wilson and the Dinosaur (cameo), Snowstruck Wilson, Heave Ho Harrison (does not speak), Scrub-a-Chug, Chilly Chuggers, Stunt Brewster (cameo), Rolling Reporter Wilson, Brewster Meets the Mayor, Chugger of the Year, Fault Finder Emery, and A Pat on the Paintwork (cameo)
- Season 3 - Gold Wheels (cameo), Hodge Can't Wait, Magnetic Wilson (cameo), Undercover Action Chugger (cameo), Movie-Maker Brewster (cameo), Top Secret Koko, Toot's New Friend, Wobbly Wheels and Brewster's Crane Training (cameo)
- Season 4 - Rescue at Rocky Ridge, Runaway Koko, Chief Wilson, Back Up Brewster (speaks in US dub only), Track Laying Brewster (mentioned), Brewster Leads the Way, High Rise Rescue (mentioned), Winter Whiteout, Snow Patrol, Deputy Chug Patrollers (cameo), Team Trainee Record Breaker Koko (cameo) and Round Up Wilson
- Season 5 - First Responder Calley, Sinkhole Rescue, Cormac Patrol, Tour Guide Harrison (cameo), Delivery Challenge and Chug Patrol Chief
Specials
- Season 4 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue, Chuggineers: Ready to Build (cameo) and Snow Rescue
- Season 5 - The Big Freeze
Chuggington: Badge Quest
- Part 1 - Weighing It Up (cameo), Ready to Roll (cameo), Fire Safety (does not speak) Knowing Where you are Going (cameo), Animal Helper (cameo), Buddy Badge (cameo), Koko's Cargo (cameo), No Time to Waste (cameo), and Who Do You Appreciate? (cameo)
- Part 2 -Town Criers (cameo), Pull Together (stock footage) and Show and Tell Brewster (cameo),
- Part 3 - Safeguarder Wilson, Swift Shift and Look Out Brewster (stock footage)
Videos
- 2013 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Roll
- 2018 - Sleepy Chuggers (cameo), Clean as a Whistle and Frozen Rescue
Audio Files
Horn
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Zephie Ace Reporter | Zephie Ace Reporter |
First used | Last used | Sound Effect |
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Brewster to the Rescue | Cormac Patrol |
Siren
*Coming soon*
Trivia
- Calley has not appeared on the show since the fifth season episode, Chug Patrol Chief, most likely to make way for Tai, who reuses her old model from the first to third season, albeit with a single horn and a purple and red livery. As of now, no canonical explanation has been given for this, and it is unlikely that she will appear again.
- Calley and Tai are the only diesel chuggers with coupling rods.
- She is one of two of the smallest heavy hauling chuggers in Chuggington, the others being Hodge and Tai.
- She is the only member of Chug Patrol to not appear in the sixth season.
- Both she and Asher are based on German locomotives.
- Coincidentally, they are both a member of Chug Patrol.
- In Polish, Calley is called "Kaja".
- Unlike most chuggers, which have faces on their front ends, Calley's face is positioned on the rear end of her cab, as it is the only place to accommodate her face. In real life, this resulted in Calley having her controls functioning in reverse. (e.g., forward on the reverser, which drives Calley in reverse and vice versa.)
- Calley's head and tail-lamps from her original model would later be re-used for Old Puffer Pete.
- Calley's horn sound is a stock fire truck horn sound effect.
- Calley, along with Tai and Emery (not counting his coach) are the only chuggers with a 0-6-0 wheel arrangement.
Merchandise
- Chuggington Die-Cast (discontinued)
- StackTrack (normal and Chug Patrol versions; discontinued)
- Chuggington Wooden Railway (normal and Chug Patrol versions; discontinued)
- Chuggington Interactive Railway
- Jazwares (normal and Chug Patrol versions; discontinued)
- Chuggington Construction (discontinued)
- Plarail (discontinued)
References
- ↑ S1 #01 "Can't Catch Koko"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 S1 #04 "Koko and the Tunnel"
- ↑ S2 #07 "Stop the Press Emery"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 S2 #10 "Quizmaster Hodge"
- ↑ S1 #15 "Wilson's Smooth Moves"
- ↑ S1 #26 "Wilson Gets a Wash"
- ↑ S2 #05 "Chug of War"
- ↑ S3 #03 "Hodge Can't Wait"
- ↑ S3 #11 "Toot's New Friend"
- ↑ S4 #01 "Rescue at Rocky Ridge"
- ↑ S4 #04 "Runaway Koko"
- ↑ S5 #02 "Sinkhole Rescue"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 S5 #01 "First Responder Calley"
Trainees | Diesel | Brewster | Tai |
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Diesel-electric | Wilson | Hoot and Toot | |
Electric | Koko | |
Steam | Piper | |
Other Chuggers | Diesel | Calley | Hodge | Chatsworth | Irving | Mtambo | Frostini | Skylar | Jackman | Tyne | Fletch | Asher | Skipper Stu | Harry and Hamish | Rosa |
Diesel-electric | Dunbar | Harrison | Zack | |
Electric | Emery | Decka | Hanzo | Payce | Daley | |
Steam | Old Puffer Pete | Olwin | Speedy | |
Other | Zephie | Action Chugger | Cormac | Russ | |
Chuggers | Wilson | Brewster | Koko | Dunbar | Calley | Hodge | Zephie | Irving | Hoot and Toot | Jackman | Asher |
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People | Vee | Morgan | Lori | Eddie | Dr. Ling | Howie |
Rolling Stock | Paint Wagons | Leaf Blowers | Greaser Cars | Recycling Cars | Litter Picking Wagons | Tipper Wagons | Magnet Car | Old Ice Cream Car | Low-Sided Gondolas | Wag-A-Lag-On | Training Bots | Training Wheels | Sand Spreaders | Spill-Sponger 330 | Scrub-a-Chug | Speed Booster | Rescue Wagons | Chug Patrol Wagons |
Locations | The Coloured Tunnels | Chug Patrol Headquarters | The Repair Shed | The Spray Shed | Morgan's House | The Clock Tower | The Training Yard | Platform 6 | The Rolling Stock Yard | The Working Wheels Yard | The Roundhouses (Park, Drive-In) |The Loading Yard (The Storm Maker) | The Recycling Yard | The Fuel Yard (Eddie's Workshop, Calley's Shed, The Chug Wash) | The Underground Tunnels | Dunbar's Shed | Elevated Track |