Butch

"Ready for action!"

- Butch and Thomas, Stuck on You, fifteenth season

    Butch  Butch, also known as the "Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit", is a breakdown vehicle. He is kept busy in construction areas, clearing rubble, towing broken-down or stranded vehicles, or assisting in engine rescues.
 * License number: BRK 03
 * Drivetrain: 6WD

Bio
Butch first appeared towing Lorry 3 to the docks after he broke down. After that, he recieved many cameo appearances. He also helped with the demolition of Tidmouth Sheds in Calling All Engines! and the rebuild of Great Waterton in The Great Discovery. He is now part of the Search and Rescue Team. In the fifteenth season, he was given a magnet. In the sixteenth season, Butch broke down and needed to be towed to the Search and Rescue Centre by Flynn.

Persona
Butch is serious about his job and loves working, especially with his railway friends. Despite his size, Butch has a kind heart and is always ready when his service is needed.

Basis
Butch is based on a Scammel tank recovery vehicle. According to the official website, he was constructed out of parts from a diesel, a lorry, and a crane.

Livery
Butch is painted yellow with a navy flatbed and "Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit" written on both sides in white. Since the opening of the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre, he has the logo of said establishment on his cab doors.

Appearances
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Television series

 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs (cameo), Horrid Lorry (faceless, does not speak), Bye George! (cameo), Stepney Gets Lost (cameo), and Rusty and the Boulder (cameo)
 * Season 6 - James and the Red Balloon (cameo) and Gordon Takes a Tumble (cameo)
 * Season 7 - Emily's New Coaches (cameo), James and the Queen of Sodor (cameo), The Spotless Record (cameo), Toby's Windmill (cameo), Harold and the Flying Horse (cameo), and Three Cheers for Thomas (cameo)
 * Season 8 - Thomas and the Tuba (cameo), Gordon Takes Charge (cameo), Emily's Adventure (cameo), and You Can Do it, Toby! (cameo)
 * Season 9 - Thomas Tries His Best (cameo)
 * Season 10 - Toby's Afternoon Off (cameo) and Edward Strikes Out (cameo)
 * Season 11 - Thomas Sets Sail (cameo)
 * Season 15 - Stuck on You
 * Season 16 - Race to the Rescue, Express Coming Through (does not speak), Percy and the Monster of Brendam, Emily's Winter Party Special (cameo), and Welcome Stafford (cameo)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad (cameo)
 * Calling All Engines! (cameo)
 * The Great Discovery (cameo)
 * Misty Island Rescue (cameo)

Magazine stories
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 * 2010 - Misty Island Rescue (cameo)
 * 2012 - Stuck on You and Welcome Stafford (cameo)

Voice Actors

 * Matt Wilkinson (UK; fifteenth season onwards)
 * Glenn Wrage (US; fifteenth season onwards)
 * Sigbjørn Solheim (Norway; fifteenth season onwards)

Trivia

 * Butch's model is currently on display at Drayton Manor.
 * Until the fifteenth season, Butch's only speaking role was in a Leap Pad book called, "Thomas the Really Useful Engine".

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued - marked as "Sodor Recovery Unit")
 * Wooden Railway
 * Take-Along (discontinued)
 * Take-n-Play
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Bandai Tecs (discontinued)
 * Mega Bloks
 * Wind-up Trains (Japan only; coming soon)