Wilson

**Wilson** is an American diesel-electric hybrid, and the main protagonist of the show. He is currently an advanced apprentice trainee and works at Chug Patrol.

## Personality

Wilson is a lively, mixed-traffic engine with lots of enthusiasm. He has a severe case of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), 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 realises 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 infamous 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. Also, 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.

Wilson also isn't very good at concentrating and can lose focus from something as small as a butterfly - for which he finds unusually fascinating. Wilson sometimes gets frustrated that he's not as strong as Brewster or as fast as Koko, for he doesn't fully understand his own special talents yet. Wilson has lots of confidence in his everyday surroundings, but is suddenly unsure when presented with something new or unfamiliar. Regardless, he is a great friend to all around Chuggington.

## Basis

Wilson is based on the EMD F3, an American diesel-electric locomotive.

## Trivia

* He is arguably the main character of the series, as he is featured most prominently in episodes and products. In addition, the boxes of merchandise are normally red like him.
* As revealed in The Royal Chugger, his serial number is 100; originally however, he was thought to be #001, due to Morgan reading his number upside down.
* He was seen mostly with Brewster and Koko as best friends.
* He often idolises the older chuggers, most notably:
	+ Harrison - Wilson admires Harrison's confidence, but when he tries to copy him, he ends up in trouble.
	+ Frostini - Wilson often tries to assist Frostini and wants to be like him when he is older.
	+ Action Chugger - Wilson always gets excited when Action Chugger comes to Chuggington and asks him questions about how he can be more like him.
* He can easily be distracted by his own thoughts, or butterflies.
* Sometimes he doesn't wash.
* He occasionally gets lost.
* He is a good student, but sometimes gets in trouble.
* He sometimes makes strange faces.
* He was tagged along with his friends or Jackman.
* His catchphrase is "Let's ride the rails".
* In German, Wilson's catchphrase is "Wir gleiten auf den Gleisen", which means "We're sliding on the rails". In Polish it is "Koła na tory", which means "Wheels to the rails".
* Wilson is good friends with Thomas.