Butch (originally released as Butch the Tow Truck) serves as the Sodor Heavy Recovery Unit breakdown vehicle.
Product Description[]
Character Card[]
Butch is very serious about his job and he loves to work, especially with his engine friends. Despite his immense size, he is a kind-hearted giant.
Changes[]
- 2001 (one-way hook magnet)
- 2002 (two-way hook magnet)
- 2011 (redesigned with more details, blue chassis, painted wheels, Sodor Search and Rescue Centre logo, smaller crane magnet, and CG style face)
- 2013 (modified lettering on sides, updated face, larger crane magnet, curved edges)
- Mid-2013 (unpainted wheels)
Components[]
- 2018 (only available in Butch's Road Rescue, printed details on exposed wood, single bogie, no rear magnet, larger face)
- 2019 (only available in Butch's Road Rescue, printed details on painted wood)
Availability[]
- 2001 Engine Assortment
- Mountain Overpass Set
- Sodor Rescue Team Set
- Road and Rails Rescue Pack
- Race to the Rescue
- Tidmouth Sheds Deluxe Set
- Butch's Road Rescue
Trivia[]
- The prototype 2001 Butch features a yellow magnet, a larger face, and an arm with no detailing.
- Butch always had painted eyes even when most other characters at the time still did not.
Gallery[]
Prototype 2001 Butch
2001 Butch
2001 Butch character card
2001 Butch box
Late 2001 Butch box
2002-2008 Butch
2002-2003 Butch box
2004 Butch box
2004 Butch UK box
2005 Butch box
2005 Butch back of box
2006-2007 Butch box
2011-2012 Butch
2011 Butch box
2012 Butch box
2013 Butch
2013-2017 Butch box
Variants gallery[]
2018 Butch from Butch's Road Rescue
2019-2021 Butch from Butch's Road Rescue