"Bob Watt" wrote in message
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On 01/05/2004 21:52, in article , "Mark
Brader" wrote:
Do British bus companies outside London generally *have* the distinction
between request and compulsory stops?
Birmingham certainly used to have that distinction, but since I no longer
live in the city I can't check right now. Ian Jelf might be able to tell
us
if he's around ?.
Back in the 1950s the East Kent had compulsory and request stops. If you
rang the bell before a compulsory stop, the driver was liable to take it as
a "Don't Stop" signal and carry on past. One of the few occasions when a
fusilade of bells was needed to correct the error by the passenger.
On the other hand, I don't think that Red & White or Bristol Tramways had
any compulsory stops.
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