ECS trains?
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:27 am
Interesting John I always assumed like Stevie that the term 'cars' for ECS trains was a 'GE slang term' I don't remember the term 'cars' being used on the GN well at least not at Welwyn Garden City box back in the early 1970s by any resident or relief signalmen that I can remember I think ECS trains were referred to as 'Empties' from memory?. I always thought the term 'cars' originated off the GE in regards to the electrified Liverpool street-Shenfield service being provided by 'tramcars' to work it?. I noticed when Liverpool street control took over the North London line back around 1997/98 those controllers at Liverpool street would refer to ECS trains as 'cars' rather than empties.thesignalman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:42 amThat term used to be used quite widely, it was common on the LMR (with one "R"). It almost certainly originated from the Telegraph abbreviation for Empty Carriages being EMCARS.