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There is a mix on this wiki of Eardington station and halt. When was the term "halt" officially used, and should we use Eardington or Eardington station more consistently?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 10:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 
There is a mix on this wiki of Eardington station and halt. When was the term "halt" officially used, and should we use Eardington or Eardington station more consistently?--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 10:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
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: It may have simply been "Eardington" (no "halt") throughout its time in GWR/BR days, with the BR 1963 summer WTT showing it as such (unlike "Northwood Halt" etc.): [http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/?atk=574 link]. [http://www.railchronology.free-online.co.uk/EARDINGTON%20summary.htm This page] states that it became "request only" from 1974, so I would presume "halt" was appended in that year or later (note that the linked page has a lot of information we could add here). I might put out a call on Facebook to see if some contemporary evidence (e.g. timetables with the name printed on) exists showing such a change.
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: Regarding names, I ''think'' we generally go without "station" for other locations ("Bridgnorth" rather than "Bridgnorth station"), but I'm not aware of any definite choice of style having been chosen. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 11:54, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

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There is a mix on this wiki of Eardington station and halt. When was the term "halt" officially used, and should we use Eardington or Eardington station more consistently?--Patrick Hearn (talk) 10:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

It may have simply been "Eardington" (no "halt") throughout its time in GWRGreat Western Railway/BRBritish Rail or British Railways days, with the BRBritish Rail or British Railways 1963 summer WTTWorking Timetable showing it as such (unlike "Northwood Halt" etc.): link. This page states that it became "request only" from 1974, so I would presume "halt" was appended in that year or later (note that the linked page has a lot of information we could add here). I might put out a call on Facebook to see if some contemporary evidence (e.g. timetables with the name printed on) exists showing such a change.
Regarding names, I think we generally go without "station" for other locations ("Bridgnorth" rather than "Bridgnorth station"), but I'm not aware of any definite choice of style having been chosen. --Danny252 (talk) 11:54, 23 March 2017 (UTC)