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Old 22nd Jan 2008, 19:25
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Roland Pulfrew
 
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From one online dictionary: flag stop came from railway stations where a flag was used to signal a train to stop. If the flag was not used the train was free to pass straight through the station without stopping - hence a flag stop.
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