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empty coaching stock

empty coaching stock adjective: a passenger train movement carried out without passengers on board; usually between a station and a siding or depot. Abbreviated as ECS.

Adjective

empty coaching stock (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) A passenger train movement carried out without passengers on board; usually between a station and a siding or depot. Abbreviated as ECS.

Noun

empty coaching stock (uncountable)

  1. A train consisting of empty passenger carriages or one or more empty multiple units. Abbreviated as ECS.

Questions about empty coaching stock

What does empty coaching stock mean?
Empty coaching stock means a passenger train movement carried out without passengers on board; usually between a station and a siding or depot. Abbreviated as ECS.
What part of speech is empty coaching stock?
Empty coaching stock can be an adjective or a noun.

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