shunters truck / match truck / brake tender

A match truck is sometimes something with different styles of coupling at each end, to let e.g. industrial locos shunt mainline vehicles. Not common in the uk on the mainline, but still widely used on the continent in tramways and eve to let a standard gauge loco pull metre gauge stock on dual-gauge yards

Cranes had match trucks which took the weight of the top of the jib, because the crane was longer than it's vehicle. The match truck was pulled out of the way when the crane was chocked up for use. Those are the most common in mainline usage.

I think shunter's trucks were used between loco and stock in hump- shunting yards. Not so sure.

I think they were used in normal yards. The shunter would ride on it with his pole.

MBQ

I think they were used in normal yards. The shunter would ride on it with his pole.

MBQ

Were they not also used as reach trucks to bring wagons in and out of sheds?

Cheers, Steve W ---

Not forgetting the match wagons for short shunters to ensure correct track circuit operation, 03's at Newcastle had them for example.