S.C. Ruffey

"As I thought. Rotten wood, rusty frames. Unserviceable before it came. Don't tell the trucks that, bad for discipline."

- The Fat Controller on Oliver's "dismantling" of Scruffey.

    S. C. Ruffey  S. C. Ruffey, also known as Scruffey, was a ballast wagon.
 * Class: 7-plank mineral wagon
 * Gauge: 4' 8.5"

Bio in the Railway Series
When Oliver returned after falling in a turntable well, S. C. Ruffey and the trucks sang rude songs about the event. Toad, worried by the lack of respect for the engines, consulted with Oliver and Duck and made a plan. Oliver then shunted S. C. Ruffey and his lieutenants, and prepared to pull them. S. C. Ruffey rallied the trucks into holding back, but this only resulted in S. C. Ruffey being pulled apart. The Fat Controller attributed the incident to the wagon's poor condition, but told Oliver not to disclose the fact, saying it was "bad for discipline". After his parts were cleaned up S. C. Ruffey was scrapped.

Bio in the television series
S. C. Ruffey was rebuilt following his incident, and wisely did not disclose the true nature of his rebuild. Sometime later, he was being used in the coal mines when his train ran underground, eventually crashing into a roof support. He was trapped underground following its subsequent collapse.

Basis
S. C. Ruffey is based on a "Private Owner" 7-plank mineral wagon.

Livery
S. C. Ruffey is coloured grey with "S. C. RUFFEY and Co. Ballast Contractors-Tidmouth-Sodor" painted on both sides in white. Before his accident and repair his parts were rusted.

Railway Series

 * Oliver the Western Engine

Television series

 * Season 4 - Toad Stands By
 * Season 5 - Put Upon Percy (cameo), Double Teething Troubles (cameo), and Oliver's Find (cameo)

Magazine stories

 * 2011 - Special Carriage

Merchandising

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (two versions; discontinued)
 * TOMY/TrackMaster
 * Tomix
 * Bandai Tecs
 * Bachmann
 * Hornby
 * Wind-up Trains
 * Brio (discontinued)