Scruff

> *“Let's get scrunching!”*―Scruff's catchphrase
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**Scruff** is a lime green boxy tank engine, who works at the Waste Dump with Whiff.

## History

### Thomas & Friends

Scruff was brought to Sodor to work at Whiff's Waste Dump. He cannot stand being cleaned and when Thomas once tried to have him cleaned, he fled and hid in a siding until he was coaxed out with the promise of being allowed to shunt rubbish trucks. He once had to go to the Sodor Steamworks to have his bufferbeam mended and later that day, he helped Gordon tidy up the waste dump before the inspector arrived.

Scruff once had to be repainted and he enjoyed his new look so much that he did not want to get dirty. He then went around the Island, looking for a new job, until Gordon reminded him that he was most useful at the rubbish dump with Whiff.

In the eighteenth series, Scruff broke down at Crocks Scrap Yard and was shunted to the Steamworks by Samson. After he was fixed, he overheard the Fat Controller saying Samson had taken his car to the scrapyards and Scruff told the Fat Controller he knew a shortcut. He then made it to the scrapyards just before Reg could grab it.

He and Whiff later helped out with Thomas when he ordered himself to be covered in waste, so the tank engine could play a trick on Diesel. They then attended Sir Robert Norramby's Christmas party.

Scruff - alongside the other engines - wanted to participate in the Great Railway Show, though the Fat Controller did not select him.

### Lukeillie's Series

When Whiff lost his glasses, Scruff went out to look for them, even though Whiff would be given new glasses. During both engines absences, Billy and Charlie came to run the dump. Soon, Scruff and Whiff came back were both impressed by their work. Scruff was unable to find Whiff's glasses but Whiff was given new ones. The next day, Scruff became concerned when Whiff was getting a lot of attention for his new glasses and planned on finding a new job so his glasses would n't get dirty. Scruff reminded Whiff about the time he wanted to not work at the dump so he could stay clean but ended up coming back, though Whiff does not listen. The following day, Scruff had enough and decided to find Whiff's original glasses so he would act like his usual self again but could not find them. Scruff found Whiff looking upset and without glasses due to them breaking during Whiff's accident moments earlier. Scruff helped his friend feel better and they both came back to the dump, when they saw Whiff's original glasses in the ground. The two wonder how they even got there and how they missed seeing them.

## Personality

Scruff is a grimy little chap, with a lime green boxy shape. He likes to sometimes get dirty during his job. He is more than content with "scrunching" and shunting garbage wagons at Whiff's waste dump and has few other aspirations. He has been known to run in fear and hide away from things that he does not quite understand and can find having all the focus on him a little daunting. It seems, at times, that Scruff would rather be busily working in the background. However, he is cheerful to welcome engines to the waste dump and happy to have others join in with the "scrunching". He is notably, perhaps, one of the few engines on Sodor with little desire to be clean and presentable. Scruff's main motivator is being able to just get stuck in and knuckle down with his jobs.

## Livery

Scruff is painted lime green with dark green stripes, funnel and front. He has brass nameplates on either side of his tanks, which are worn and difficult to read.

## Appearances

* Season 2 - Billy and Charlie and New Glasses for Whiff

## Trivia

* In the twentieth series, Scruff gained lamps and brakepipes on his front and rear.
* His side tanks are considerably taller than his basis to accommodate his face.
* Scruff travels far faster in the television series than his basis is capable of.
* Scruff's Wooden Railway toy is one of the only Wooden Railway toys to have buffers painted on.
* Scruff's Bio page in the Engines section of the offical website, as well as his trading card information, practically states that No. 9369 "Musketeer" is his basis. Despite this, Belvedere and No. 11 also have the same identical design as Musketeer, and Scruff himself seemingly lacks any model-specific details from the latter.

## Quotes

> I'd rather be a really useful engine, than a really shiny engine any day. - Scruff
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