Talk:Request stop

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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)Reply

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)Reply

My understanding is that you hold out your arm but stand far enough back on the platform that your arm isn't actually out over the track. Plugwash (talk) 02:24, 14 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

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)Reply

They do not further illustrate the point, and they don't add anything to the article. The place for such factoids is in the byzantine troves of railway fandom and not in an encyclopedia. I intend to read the whole thing, summarize it, and delete most of the content of the article as it currently exists. I guess this is just a heads up and an explanation in case anyone wishes to contest this. Nate Wessel (talk) 22:58, 13 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

I don't think there is such a thing as a typical request stop, but can anyone find maybe a very clearly signed one? Nate Wessel (talk) 23:26, 13 May 2015 (UTC)Reply