Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train

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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.

Technical Details

Basis

The primary Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train is based on a French Magnard six ton crane used in World War I.

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Livery

From the fourth series to the sixth series, the primary breakdown train was painted a reddish-brown all over. From the seventh series onwards, the crane itself became green while the conflats remained red.

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, Bulgy Rides Again and Gordon and Spencer.
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)

Mid Sodor Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Duke \| Stanley* \| Smudger** \| Falcon \| Stuart \| Albert* \| Jim* \| Tim* \| The Mine Engines* \| Jerry* \| Unnamed Red Engine* \| Unnamed Dark Red Engine*
Rolling Stock	Coaches \| Saloon Coaches* \| Coaches** \| Gertrude and Millicent* \| Cora* \| Trucks (Slate Trucks) \| Breakdown Train \| Gunpowder Vans \| Flatbeds \| Conflats \| V-Tipper Wagons* \| Brake Vans
People	The Mid Sodor Railway Manager
Locations	Arlesburgh (West, Bridge Street) \| Ffarquhar Road \| Marthwaite \| Arlesdale Green \| Arlesdale (Engine Sheds) \| Cas-ny-Hawin \| The Mountain Road \| Ulfstead Road \| Ballamoddey \| King Orry's Bridge \| Bertram's Old Mine \| Elm Farm \| Duke's Old Village**

Skarloey Railway

* RWS only | ** T&F only

Locomotives	Steam	Skarloey \| Rheneas \| Sir Handel \| Peter Sam \| Duncan \| Duke \| Ivo Hugh* \| Bertram \| Mighty Mac \| Freddie \| Luke
	Diesel	Rusty \| Fred* \| The Hunslet Diesels*
	Other	Mark V
	Former	The Ghost Engine \| Proteus
Rolling Stock	Coaches	Agnes, Ruth, Lucy and Jemima* \| Gertrude and Millicent* \| Ada, Jane and Mabel* \| Saloon Coaches* \| Coaches \| Refreshment Coach
	Trucks	Trucks \| Slate Trucks \| Gunpowder Vans \| Quarry Trucks \| Flatbeds* \| Conflats \| Well Wagons \| Slab Wagons \| V-Tipper Wagons*
	Other	Beatrice* \| Cora* \| Brake Vans \| SR Breakdown Train** \| The "Weedkiller"* \| Art Transporters* \| The Sleigh Wagon*
Non-Rail Vehicles		Madge \| Colin \| Merrick \| Owen
People		The Owner (Sir Handel Brown I, Sir Handel Brown II)* \| The Thin Controller (Mr. Mack, Mr. Robert Sam, Mr. Peter Sam, Mr. Roger Sam)* \| Mr. Hugh (David Hugh I, Ivo Hugh, David Hugh II)* \| Sir Topham Hatt \| Mr. Percival
Locations		Crovan's Gate (Engine Sheds) \| Cros-ny-Cuirn \| Glennock \| Rheneas (Viaduct, Tunnel) \| Lakeside \| Skarloey (Slate Quarry) \| The Depot \| Bluebell Valley \| Valley View \| Sodor Castle \| Standard and Narrow Gauge Tunnel Runby \| Old Iron Bridge \| Tea Room Station \| Mountain Village Station \| Blue Mountain Quarry \| Strawberry Grove \| Rumblin Bridge \| Elephant Park \| Boulder Quarry \| The Old Wooden Bridge \| Ulfstead Castle \| Sodor Steamworks \| The Transfer Yards \| The Wharf \| Skarloey Coal Yard \| Green Hills Junction \| The Old Trestle Bridge \| Culdee Fell (Caves, Hill)** \| Middle Station \| Vicarstown Goods Yard

Narrow Gauge Breakdown Train

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