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Irving
Background Information
First appearance	Koko and the Tunnel (cameo)
Last appearance	Chug Patrol Chief (cameo)
Creator(s)	Sarah Ball Jimmy Hibbert
Voice Actors
UK voice actor	Paul Panting
US voice actor	John Pohlhammer
Overview
Name	Irving
Gender	Male ♂
Eye colour	Brown
City	Chuggington
Residence	The Roundhouses
Affiliation	The Recycling Yard
Technical Details
Basis	Beilhack Rotary Snowblower
Vehicle	Chugger
Type	Diesel
Configuration	B-B
Wheels	8

“Tipping… tipping… tipping…”

―Irving pouring recycling

Irving is a dark red diesel engine who is in charge of the Recycling Yard, handling all the recycling chores around Chuggington.

Biography

When Irving was a trainee, he took a test to earn a recycling badge. At the same time, a young boy named Simpkins was also taking a test so that he could test others in future. Irving passed his test and was so overjoyed, he tooted his horn when he shouldn't have, which startled Simpkins, causing him to run off screaming for his mother; accidentally knocking over his examiner in the process. To prevent Simpkins from failing his test, Irving owned up to his mistake.

After completing training, Irving took care of all the recycling and garbage, cleaning the tracks with his sweepers and working alone at the Recycling Yard most of his time. He once participated in the Chugger Championship race, which he did not win. Around that time, Irving would also have to take a day-long trip to Tootington, leaving Koko in charge of the Recycling Yard for the day. Koko, enlisting Wilson to help her but not knowing how to be a good leader, ended up causing the yard to become a total mess - making Irving speechless of anger and disappointment. However, the trainees made up for their mistake by cleaning the yard during the following night.

Personality

While Irving may look a little snappish, he can be very helpful to others. He is an adult chugger with a perfectionist streak; he wants to keep things neat and tidy, taking great pride in his work as the recycling chugger and liking to boast that nothing is ever thrown away in Chuggington. Irving wants everything in the Recycling Yard to be in perfect order and doesn't like to trust anybody else to do the work there for him.

Irving is not exactly of the social type; he rarely shows much emotion, usually coming off very strict and somewhat grumpy. He prefers getting to do his work alone, in peace and quiet, often speaking about himself in third person and can be rude to anyone who interrupts him. However, he also has a soft side to him, Koko Pulls it Off being the best example of that; when Irving found Koko crying about her failed test at his yard, he wasn't sure how to react at first, but quickly offered to help her, eventually saving her entire test. In general, Irving doesn't accept unjust behaviour and his strictness can be a big help for other chuggers in bad situations.

Technical Details

Basis

Irving is based on a Beilhack Rotary Snowblower, minus the plow on the front and modified with two sweepers.

Irving's basis

The inspiration for Irving's sweepers

Livery

Irving is painted dark red with a light grey cab roof and a dark grey underbody. He has caution stripes on the corners behind his engine area. His window frames are painted light grey.

Appearances

Chuggington

• Season 1 - Koko and the Tunnel (cameo), Late Again Eddie (cameo), Hodge and the Magnet, The Chugger Championship (cameo), Zephie's Zoomaround, Action Brewster, Koko on Call (cameo), Outward Bound Olwin (cameo), Koko Pulls it Off, Wilson and the Ice Cream (cameo), Wilson Gets a Wash, Hodge's Secret (cameo), Frostini's Fruit Fandango (cameo), Zephie Ace Reporter, Famous Emery (cameo), Brewster's Hobby (cameo), Poor Old Puffer Pete (cameo), Inspector Emery, Nurse Wilson (cameo), Rock-a-Bye Chatsworth (cameo), Helpful Hodge, Brewster to the Rescue (cameo), Wilson and the Paint Wagon (cameo), Eddie Finds Time, Wilson and the Wild Wind (cameo), Old Puffer Pete's Firebox (cameo), Brewster's Little Helper, Bubbly Olwin (does not speak), Koko Takes Charge, Wilson's Paper Trail (cameo), Puffer Pete's Big Show (cameo) and Training Time Harrison (cameo)
• Season 2 - Koko's New Look (cameo), Chug of War, Hoot v. Toot, The Brewster Booster (does not speak), Quizmaster Hodge, Wilson and the Dinosaur (cameo), Snowstruck Wilson (cameo), Heave Ho Harrison (cameo), Chilly Chuggers, Stunt Brewster (cameo), Rolling Reporter Wilson, Brewster Meets the Mayor, Chugger of the Year, Fault Finder Emery and Toot's Tall Tale
• Season 3 - Gold Wheels, Special Helper Wilson (cameo), Hodge Can't Wait, Magnetic Wilson, Movie-Maker Brewster, Top Secret Koko, Toot's New Friend, Wobbly Wheels and Brewster's Crane Training (cameo)
• Season 4 - Rescue at Rocky Ridge (cameo), Stop Koko Stop! (cameo), Chief Wilson, Explorer Koko (cameo), Park Patroller Wilson, Fearless Wilson (stock footage cameo), Deputy Chug Patrollers (cameo), We Are the Chuggineers (stock footage cameo), Team Trainee, Record Breaker Koko (cameo), The Tootington Tunnel (cameo), Iron Chuggers and Round Up Wilson
• Season 5 - Cormac Patrol, Delivery Challenge (cameo) and Chug Patrol Chief (cameo)

Specials

• Season 4 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue (cameo) and Chuggineers: Ready to Build (cameo)
• Season 5 - The Big Freeze (cameo)

Chuggington: Badge Quest

• Part 1 - Brewster's Carwash (cameo), Honk Your Horns (does not speak), Capable Brewster (cameo), Knowing Where you are Going (cameo), Animal Helper (cameo), Buddy Badge (cameo), Concentrate Wilson! (video game only; mentioned), No Time to Waste (cameo) and Who Do You Appreciate? (cameo)
• Part 2 - Couriers (does not speak), Fire Warden Wilson (cameo) and Chug and Click Wilson (cameo)
• Part 3 - Safeguarder Wilson (cameo) and Share the Load (cameo)

Videos

• 2018 - Emery's Busy Day and Wilson's Magnet Mishap (cameo)

Audio Files

Horn

First used	Last used	Sound Effect
Brewster's Little Helper	To be added

First used	Last used	Sound Effect
To be added	To be added

Trivia

• Unlike other chuggers, he pronounces words freely behind his sweepers.
• He has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, in regards to cleanliness and order. In several episodes, most notably in Eddie Finds Time - Vee becomes annoyed by his paranoia of the current time, by asking her countless times every few seconds.
• In the German version, he is called "Erwin". In the Hebrew version, he is called "שלמה" (Shlomo), in the Polish version, he is called "Iwo".
• Much like many other chuggers, his horn sound is a stock sound effect.
• Irving has had two horn sounds throughout the series. His original horn sound can be heard in Brewster's Little Helper. It was later reused for Fletch.
• Irving and Old Puffer Pete are the only two chuggers with glasses.
  • Coincidentally, both are voiced by Paul Panting in the UK dub.
• Unlike the other chuggers, both of his bogies appear to be hinged to a single base, so whenever his body moves around, they are attached to the base that supports both of his bogies.

Quotes

“Ahe-he-hem! Excuse me? Do you need to be recycled?"
"(gasp) No!"
"Hmm... Thought not! So, come on, out of the way! That's it, move along!”

―Irving and Koko, Koko Pulls it Off

“Feeling lucky today, Irving?”

―Irving hoping to be chosen to pull Mayor Pullman across Border Bridge, Brewster Meets the Mayor

Merchandise

• Chuggington Die-Cast (discontinued)
• Chuggington Interactive Railway (discontinued)
• Chuggington Wooden Railway (discontinued)
• Chuggington Motorised (discontinued)

Sources

https://www.volumestudios.com/chuggington.html

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