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The Chuggington Pitch Pilot is a two-minute test that was produced by Ludorum and Shanghai Motion Magic Digital in 2006 to pitch the series to the BBC and other investors. The screening of the pilot was shown to in MIPCOM and it reached a grand success. The series was then later brought to air on CBeebies and Ludorum was set to produce their first of 52 episodes.
The pilot was later released publicly on 14 June 2025.
Characters[]
Rolling Stock[]
Locations[]
- The Depot
- Marble Mountain (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- There are several differences from the pilot and final product.
- Wilson and Dunbar stylistically look very similar to their final designs but do bear a few minor differences.
- Vee is made up of entirely speakers and lacks a "head". Her speakers are also more cubed-shaped than her final design.
- Vee's screen folds out rather than coming out of slots.
- The hopper car has a closer resemblance to American hoppers as opposed to the final where they're based off British ones.
- The tracks appear more realistic and are equipped with ballast and sleepers.
- The Elevated Track has no visible track and it goes around the Coloured Tunnels.
- The order of the Coloured Tunnels go from Blue, Red, Green and Yellow as opposed to Red, Blue Yellow and Green in the final design.
- Rocky Ridge Mountain (then named Mountain Quarry) was originally called "Marble Mountain".
- Vee has a British voice, while Wilson and Dunbar are depicted with American accents; likely to reflect their basis and/or as a way of showing how the series could have international appeal.
- Brewster and Koko don't appear; while always intended to make up the lead trio, pilots are typically produced on a reduced budget, requiring only a select number of characters.
- Given how they are stylistically different from everything else, the track and potentially the hopper car are most likely pre-made, royalty-free assets.
Goofs[]
- Wilson's front wheelset clips through his wheel trucks when he brakes.
- Dunbar's model stops reversing when the camera pans over to Wilson.
- When Wilson reverses out of the tunnel, his wheels are not seated on the rails properly.
- When Wilson honks his horn towards the end, it clips through his roof.
Gallery[]
Screencaptures[]
Logo
Promotional Material[]
MIPCOM screening poster
Miscellaneous[]
DVD