North Eastern Railway Steam Breakdown Crane, 1907 - Part Two

 

 I've covered this interesting exhibit before, however on a visit in September 2012 the Station Hall area of the National Railway Museum was closed and access to the South Yard area meant that the 1907 North Eastern Railway Steam Breakdown Crane had no cars around it and so enabled better, more detailed photographs to be taken. For the original post on this crane, see here http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/north-eastern-railway-steam-breakdown.html

 

 When in use, these beams would be extended and used to stabilise the crane and avoid it toppling over