S.C. Ruffey

"As I thought. Rotten wood, rusty frames. Maybe if we put you back together, you'll earn yourself a better name."

- Sir Topham Hatt on Oliver's "dismantling" of S.C. Ruffey.

    S.C. Ruffey    S.C. Ruffey  (affectionately known as "Scruffey") is a privately owned ballast truck and the ring-leader of the Troublesome Trucks.
 * Class: 7-Plank Open Wagon
 * Gauge: 4' 8.5"

Bio in the Railway Series
When Oliver returned from the Works 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 receiving his comeuppance, S.C. Ruffey was most likely scrapped.

Bio in the TV Series
S. C. Ruffey reprises his role from the Railway Series, however, after his incident with Oliver, he was rebuilt and wisely did not disclose the real reason for his damage.

The official website stated that S.C. Ruffey is an old and experienced ring-leader. It also stated that he still works in Oliver's yard.

Basis
S.C. Ruffey is based on a 7-plank open wagon.

Livery
In the Railway Series, S.C. Ruffey is painted dark brown with his company's name on his side in white lettering. In the TV Series, S.C. Ruffey is painted grey and brown orange with a light grey face and his company's name on his side in white lettering. After he was rebuilt, he was painted the same as he was in the Railway Series.

Appearances
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 * Oliver the Western Engine

TV Series
His face also appeared on several trucks in the fifth season and he cameoed in a seventh season song.
 * Season 4 - Toad Stands By

Magazine Stories
S.C. Ruffey also appeared in the magazine story, Tunnel Trouble. He was also mentioned in the magazine story, Think Pink.}}
 * 2011 - Special Carriage
 * 2013 - Hover Bother! (cameo)

Voice Actors

 * Hisao Egawa (Japan)

Trivia

 * According to Spencer in a magazine story, S.C. stands for 'Special Carriage.'
 * Some TrackMaster models of Duck were seen with a plain grey truck with a brown-orange chassis. This seems to represent S.C. Ruffey, but it may also have been a prototype.
 * S.C. Ruffey was made out a modified Tenmille gauge 1 7 plank P.O. wagon. Tenmille still makes these wagons today.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (regular and Christmas editions; both discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (3 versions, two discontinued, one coming soon)
 * Motor Road and Rail (discontinued outside Asia)
 * TrackMaster (discontinued)
 * Tomix
 * Thomas Engine Collection Series (discontinued)
 * Mini Die Cast Collection (discontinued)
 * Bachmann (HO and large scale)
 * Hornby (discontinued)
 * Lionel Trains (discontinued)
 * Trading Cards (discontinued)
 * Nakayoshi (discontinued)
 * Wind-up (Japan only)
 * Boss (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)