themiller
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If you look at the Northern website and look at the timetables, you can see which stations are request stops. I think that, some stations are request stops only for some trains.
I think Flimby is the only request stop I've used on the national network, plus a couple on the Isle of Man. I always thought that request stops in a built-up area are a bit odd - Deganwy and Burnley Barracks, for example.
I was told that, to stop a train at a request stop after dark, shine a torch on the track. Don't shine it in the driver's face and don't wave it up and down. Is there an "official" instruction anywhere?
I always thought that request stops in a built-up area are a bit odd - Deganwy and Burnley Barracks, for example.
What's the busiest station you can leave and get a direct train to a request stop?
Do any London termini have request stop services? B New Street perhaps?
Also, Deganwy has a level crossing, so trains may be checked approaching the station.Agreed, both those stations I've never been on a train which hasn't stopped there. Deganwy is sometimes stopped at as the guard doesn't have time from Llandudno Junction to check for anybody requesting it.
I can see Burnley Barracks losing its request stop status at some point, that area around the station seems to be growing with housing
Thanks, not seen this. The list has varied over the years, with some request stops added and others reverting to compulsory stops.Apologies if this has been posted already, but there's a very good map of the UK's request stations, published by the Youtube Chanel 'All The Stations'. http://geofftech.co.uk/download/RequestStops.pdf
New street has Cambrian coast trains which serve request stopsWhat's the busiest station you can leave and get a direct train to a request stop?
Do any London termini have request stop services? B New Street perhaps?
New street has Cambrian coast trains which serve request stops
OK - this might just about beat Crewe to HOW Line?
What's the busiest station you can leave and get a direct train to a request stop?
Do any London termini have request stop services? B New Street perhaps?
Holyhead to Birmingham New street or Llandudno to Manchester Picadilly all serve request stops and must be quite close contenders.
Many years ago, the Paddington train to Pembroke Dock used to have request stops at Penally and probably others. At that time it was a full blown HST. Are there are any main line trains which call at request stops now, or are they all local trains?
Not near London but all intermediate stops on the Bidston-Wrexham line are request stops save for Shotton and Wrexham General.
Tal-y-Cafn is a request stop in the northbound direction only.Think all intermediate Conwy Valley stations are request stops except Tal y cafn, Llanrwst and Betws y Coed. Not sure about North Llanrwst though
I don't think that's quite correct?Not near London but all intermediate stops on the Bidston-Wrexham line are request stops save for Shotton and Wrexham General.
Not near London but all intermediate stops on the Bidston-Wrexham line are request stops save for Shotton and Wrexham General.
If it was a class 143, you practically were.Living in the South East, request stops don't exist. Just for the pleasure of using one I got on and off at Umberleigh (Devon) back in the spring. Never having used a request stop, it felt like I was getting on a bus holding my hand out.