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Originally Posted by Silent Hunter UK
4x4s have been used in RL as road-rail vehicles or even converted to haul small trains.
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Here in Australia we have quite a number of 4x4s converted in such a way, the railways use them as inspection vehicles. Plus they have some larger vehicles (I think they're 2-4 tonne types) used as workshop vehicles for repair crews.
Works out better/cheaper when you considered that a good portion of the rail lines are in uninhabited regions and the inspection/repair crews may have to travel by road to get to the nearest town.