Hopper cars are the primary type of open wagon in Chuggington and carry stone, ballast, dirt, scrap, and other materials.
Hopper cars are used in the Rip Roaring Relay Race. Dunbar taught Wilson and Brewster how to use the wagons during a training session.[1] Old Puffer Pete taught Wilson, Brewster and Koko to load hopper cars evenly so that pulling them would be easier and safer before a trip to the building site.[2] Brewster and Hamish hold the record for the heaviest hopper car pull in Chuggington.[3]
Technical Details[]
Functions[]
Hopper cars have doors at the bottom for dropping loads. In the first series episode, Brewster to the Rescue, a hopper car with brakes appears, but they are not visible. In the sixth series episode, Chug Patrol: Mission Thunder, a hopper car with a tipping function appears. However, the wagon's appearance as a hopper car was most likely a storyboarding oversight.
The doors of a hopper car open
A hopper car with a tipping function
Basis[]
Hopper cars are based on mineral wagons from the early 1900's.
The hopper car's basis
Livery[]
Hopper cars are painted in a variety of colours, consisting of blue, red, green, lime green, orange, yellow, purple and brown. Most hopper cars that appear in the series are blue.
A red hopper car
A brown hopper car
An orange hopper car
A yellow hopper car
A green hopper car
A lime green hopper car
A blue hopper car
A purple hopper car
Appearances[]
Chuggington
- Season 1 - Can't Catch Koko, Wilson and the Elephant, Braking Brewster, Koko and the Tunnel, Late Again Eddie, Bang Klang Wilson, Koko and the Squirrels, Hodge and the Magnet, Clunky Wilson, The Chugger Championship, Old Puffer Pete's Tour, Brewster Goes Bananas, Zephie's Zoomaround, Action Brewster, Koko on Call, Brewster and the Dragon, Wake Up Wilson, Hodge's Secret, Frostini's Fruit Fandango, Famous Emery, Watch Out Wilson!, Brewster's Hobby, Poor Old Puffer Pete, Nurse Wilson, Mtambo's Amazing Adventure, Rock-a-Bye Chatsworth, Helpful Hodge, Brewster to the Rescue, Old Puffer Pete's Firebox, Jet Pack Wilson, Brewster's Little Helper, Bubbly Olwin, Wilson's Paper Trail, Puffer Pete's Big Show and Training Time Harrison
- Season 2 - Koko's New Look, Chug of War, Wilson and the Dinosaur, Rolling Reporter Wilson, Zephie and the Bees, Brewster Meets the Mayor, Chugger of the Year and Fault Finder Emery
- Season 3 - Gold Wheels, Zephie's Star Club, Undercover Action Chugger and Wobbly Wheels
- Season 4 - Rescue at Rocky Ridge, Runaway Koko, Brewster Makes Tracks, Chief Wilson, Explorer Koko, Brewster Leads the Way, Fearless Wilson, Special Rescue Team, Deputy Chug Patrollers and Record Breaker Koko
- Season 5 - Sinkhole Rescue, Cormac Patrol and Delivery Challenge
- Season 6 - Not From Around Here, Odd Train Out, It's Not Easy Being Clean, Brewster's Greatest Gift, Imagine That, The Spooky Chugger, Chug Patrol: Mission Thunder, Chugatronic Cargo, The Record Breakers and Brewster's Best Buddy
Specials
- Season 4 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue and Chuggineers: Ready to Build
Chuggington: Badge Quest
- Part 1 - Weighing It Up, Brewster's Carwash, Rainbow Chuggers, Remember the Route, Squeaky Clean, Ready to Roll, Capable Brewster, Fire Safety, Knowing Where you are Going, Helping Wheels, Running on Time, Work Those Wheels, Buddy Badge, Brewster and the Star Map, Emergency Emery, Koko's Cargo, Make or Brake, No Time to Waste, Quiet Please, Keep Chuggington Beautiful and Who Do You Appreciate?
- Part 2 - Fire Warden Wilson, Home, Wilson! and Show and Tell Brewster
- Part 3 - Safeguarder Wilson, Swift Shift and Mind Your Manners
Discover Chuggington: All Aboard!
Videos
- 2013 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Roll (stock footage)
- 2014 - Chuggineer Chant
Merchandise[]
- Chuggington Die-Cast (Hodge and Hopper Car 2-pack, Let It Snow Brewster 3-pack, Character Gift Set 6-pack)
- Chuggington Wooden Railway (Hopper Car and Magnetic Crane 2-pack, Tootsi Fruitsi Frostini with Musical Ice Cream Car 2-pack)
- Chuggington Interactive Railway (Cargo Cars 3-pack, Rock Quarry with Hopper Car pack, Braking Brewster set, Brewster's Hard at Work set, Wilson's Deluxe Loading Yard set, Brewster and Vee's Roundhouse set)
- Chuggington Motorised (Irving and Recycling Car 2-pack, Cargo Cars 3-pack, Fuel Up Brewster set)
- Plarail (Dunbar 3-pack, Chatsworth 3-pack, Hoot and Toot 3-pack, Jackman 3-pack, Wilson and Calley with Freight Cars set)
- Capsule Plarail (Hopper car with curved track, Hopper car with curved track and milk churns)
Trivia[]
- The Red Line is the only one of the four Chuggington main lines that does not normally use hopper cars.
- The red, blue, lime green and green liveries of hopper cars correspond to Wilson, Brewster, Dunbar and Koko respectively.
Gallery[]
Chuggington[]
Chuggington: Badge Quest[]
Discover Chuggington: All Aboard![]
Brewster coupling up to some blue hopper cars at the Drop-and-Load Yard
Old Puffer Pete struggling with some hopper cars at the docks gorge
Brewster hauling some hopper cars at the depot
Merchandise[]
Chuggington Die-Cast
Chuggington Wooden Railway
Plarail
Capsule Plarail
References[]
- ↑ S1 #3: "Braking Brewster"
- ↑ S1 #12: "Old Puffer Pete's Tour"
- ↑ S6 #43: "The Record Breakers"
| Chuggers | Old Puffer Pete | Chatsworth | Speedy | Skylar |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Hopper Cars | Boxcars | Flatcars | Chuggineering Wagons | Greaser Cars | Tunnel Boring Machine |
| Locations | Rocky Ridge (Mountain, Quarry, Rickety Bridge, Mine, Mine Bridge, Ice Cave, Salt Mines, River, Campsite) | Border Bridge | Countryside Intersection (Pumpkin Patch) | Pond Station | Longload Tunnel | The Crane Training Ground | Tunnel Junction Station |
| Chuggers | Koko | Emery | Harrison | Frostini | Decka | Hanzo | Daley |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Passenger Carriages | Washer Wagon | Hopper Cars | Refrigerator Cars | Ice Cream Cars | Juicer Wagon | Daley's Mail Carriages |
| Locations | Bridge Over Tunnel Runby | Chug Town (Central Station, Portman Apartments, Chugston Hotel, Trackside Towers, Museum) | The Ice Cream Factory | Old Town (Junction, Central Junction, Central Junction Whistle, Old Clock Tower) | The Building Site | Curvy Crest (Checker Junction) | Loop Station | Covered Bridge | Teal Canopy Station | Chug-a-Sonic Speed Track | Tunnel Junction Station | Rocky Ridge Mountain (High Mountain Pass, Junction and Intersection) | Lookout Point | Countryside Double Loop | Countryside Intersection | Tootington |
| Chuggers | Emery | Chatsworth | Mtambo | Decka | Daley |
|---|---|
| Rolling Stock | Safari Cars | Litter Picking Wagons | Timber Wagons | Wagon Cranes | Hopper Cars | Boxcars | Passenger Carriages | Daley's Mail Carriages |
| Locations | Safari Park | Bridge and Hill Runby | Bridge Over Tunnel Intersection | The Farm | Cliffside Stone (Stone Bridge, Dr. Gosling's House) | Countryside Ride-In | Countryside Intersection (Pumpkin Patch) | Footbridge Station | The Forest (Water Tower, Intersection) | The Stone Bridge | The Old Crossing | The Foundry | The Market | The Paper Mill | The Power Station | The Dry River Bed | The Saw Mill | Station with Bridge Over Tunnel Intersection | Tunnel Junction Station | Water Tower Runby | The Old Stone Bridge | Old Safari Park | Pond Station | Longload Tunnel |