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 S.C. Ruffey's demise, Toad Stands By, fourth season

 Model Series= |-|Railway Series=   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's remains were scrapped.

After the incident Oliver became well-respected by the trucks, out of fear they will be pulled apart too. In addition, Donald and Douglas managed to transform goods traffic on both the Main Line and the Little Western.

Bio in the Television 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, and that, prior his incident, he helped push Oliver down the turntable well.

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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Railway Series

 * Oliver the Western Engine - Toad Stands By

Television Series

 * Season 4 - Toad Stands By

His face appeared on a few standard grey trucks in the fifth season episodes, Put Upon Percy, Double Teething Troubles and Oliver's Find. S.C. Ruffey also appeared cameoed in a seventh season song.

Magazine Stories
S.C. Ruffey also appeared in the magazine story, Tunnel Trouble. He was also mentioned in the magazine story, Think Pink. }}
 * 2000 - Rubber Rings
 * 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 toys 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 of a modified Tenmille vaccuformed gauge 1 7-plank open wagon.

Merchandise

 * ERTL (regular and Christmas editions; both discontinued)
 * Wooden Railway (3 versions, two discontinued)
 * 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)
 * Puka-Q (discontinued)
 * IR Thomas (discontinued)
 * Boss (discontinued)
 * Brio (discontinued)