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Adjective

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empty coaching stock (not comparable)

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

Noun

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empty coaching stock (uncountable)

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