Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train

The Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train is composed of one crane and conflat. It is often hauled by Rusty and used to mend the line and put engines back on the rails. The crane was also seen on the Mid Sodor Railway in the television series. Unlike the North Western Railway's breakdown train, the Narrow Gauge breakdown train does not have a works unit coach for the workmen. However, it is occasionally equipped with a brake van.

It appeared in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eleventh series. In the Railway Series, the breakdown crane was only mentioned in the book, Duke the Lost Engine.

A secondary type of Breakdown Train mounted on an open-wagon truck and accompanied with a brown brake van.

Basis

The primary Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train is based on a French Magnard six ton crane.

Appearances

Trivia

• The large-scale model of the Breakdown Crane was briefly reused as a stationary crane used for set dressing at the Works and Knapford Sheds in the seventh series episodes, Something Fishy, Gordon and Spencer and Bulgy Rides Again.
• The small-scale model of the Breakdown Crane, which was used in the fourth and fifth series, is owned by Twitter user ThomasTankMerch.

Merchandise

• Take Along (discontinued; known as "Rescue Cars")
• Plarail (discontinued)