Talk:Request stop

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[edit] Request stop vs. Flag stop

I am under the impression that these two are not actually synonyms. The subtle difference is that a request stop is announced by the train personnel ("Anyone for St. Matthews?") but a flag stop is not. However, my greater concern about this article is that it is not Wikipedia-worthy. Flag stop and Request stop are merely terms to be defined in the Wiktionary. WP:NOT#dict MKoltnow 20:00, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do you request a train to stop from the platform

I grew up near Country Park Halt railway station and have always wanted to know, how, exactly, does one request a train to stop, if one is standing on the platform? Do you just hold out your hand as if hailing a bus or taxi? I always had visions of getting my hand ripped off by a hulk of black iron steaming out of the woods; there is almost no visibilty up the line from the platform when the leaves are on the trees. If someone could clarify this please? Andrew Oakley 13:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References in Culture

The well-known English comedy duo "Flanders and Swann" include the omnibus request stop in their "Transport of Delight" : (Swann, falsetto, as the driver)
"I stops at by-request stops,
Although it quite spoils the ride,
So he can shout,"
(Flanders, profundo basso, as the conductor)
"Gerrout of it,
We're full right up inside."
Of course, this refers to conditions in London of the 1950s. A Karley 18:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC)