[Talk-GB] railway Halts

[Martin Wynne]

On 15/02/2023 12:09, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
> "Halt" was used as a distinct term by some of the pre-1948 railway 
> companies, often (not always) referring to a station with no 
> ticket-selling facilities.

Traditionally a Halt had no signals or signal box (unless one was 
provided for some other reason, such as a nearby level crossing).

Trains stopping at the Halt would therefore be doing so within the block 
section between signal boxes, without the signaller at either end having 
sight or knowledge of them doing so.

That has all been swept away with modern signalling methods.

Martin.