themiller
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I believe that it’s called a ‘mole’. It’s powered by wires under the rail level. If I remember correctly, there’s at least one installation in a Swiss facility (perhaps Lausanne). Viable in a busy marshalling yard but maybe not so when only needed a couple of times a day.Scraping my brain here. but wasnt there a system that was trackside that could move rail vehicles. Just a 'thing' on narrow gauge rails trackside that would put a probe into the train then move to push it along. Maybe in 3rd rail depots. The 'thing' could be a small electric loco, or a device made to move by a big threaded shaft between the tracks. Might have been when there were unfitted wagons tho....
or maybe I am talking rubbish...