[Talk-GB] Naming of sewage treatment works and other such infrastructure

[Chris Hodges]

"Halt" in this sense seems to have fallen out of current use on at least 
large parts of the national rail network.

For example Chetnole 
<https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/chetnole> is 
described as a "station" by National Rail and GWR (who serve it).  
Trains stop only on request, and it's described in announcements as a 
"request stop".  The word "halt" isn't used in anything current from the 
rail industry.

The most official description of it as a halt is the Parish Council 
<https://chetnoleandstockwood-pc.gov.uk/your-community/chetnole-halt/>, 
who also use "station"; they have some old photos with "Halt" on them.



On 15/02/2023 11:18, David Woolley wrote:
> On 14/02/2023 23:56, Russ Garrett wrote:
>> (Having said that, we have stations in the UK which use the suffix
>> "Halt" rather than "Station" - and in that case "Halt"*is* included
>> in the station name.)
>>
>
> Halts are not Stations.  The distinction is that you have to wave the 
> train down if you want to get on, and you have to notify the staff, in 
> advance, if you want to get off.
>
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