NIR Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Being new to this I have never actually heard a few things said. I know that CIE is not 'cee' and NIR is not 'nerr' but how do you pronounce MED and BUT? I guess it is acronyms with a vowel that are the problem, so MPD is 'emm pee dee' and not 'mupud', or do some of these have extra vowels supplied? I'm all ears... Edited May 18, 2019 by NIR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Like CIÉ and NIR, the names of the MED (multi-engine diesel) and MPD (multi-purpose diesel) railcars were pronounced as three separate letters, e.g. M E D, M P D, N I R, C I E. I never heard them being pronounced as if they were a word. On the other hand, the BUT railcars were referred to either as three separate letters - B U T, or as a single word - 'but'. Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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