Weynouth Wizard but could not go due to lsl coaches in set
The Marsh properly messed this up. There is only one diagram per week, running summer Saturdays only that absolutely requires the whole set to be comprised of Short Swing Link bogied coaches. Note the tell tale "LSL" stencil above the water tank filler, which indicates a Long Swing LInk bogied vehicle, which could cause the bogie to come into contact with the electrifed third rail on the short section of the trains route between Dorchester Junction and Weymouth.
The Conductor made the call to Control to notify them of the error.....which they did not initially believe and sent fitters to examine the bogies, believing the stencil on the coach side to be incorrect. An extended delay and the fitters confirmed that the two leading vehicles were indeed LSL vehicles and the set was sent to Paddington instead. Luckily the next inbound working from London was a complete SSL set and was turned to work the "Wizard" which then ran non stop to Westbury to make up some of the lost time.
Weynouth Wizard but could not go due to lsl coaches in set
The Marsh properly messed this up. There is only one diagram per week, running summer Saturdays only that absolutely requires the whole set to be comprised of Short Swing Link bogied coaches. Note the tell tale "LSL" stencil above the water tank filler, which indicates a Long Swing LInk bogied vehicle, which could cause the bogie to come into contact with the electrifed third rail on the short section of the trains route between Dorchester Junction and Weymouth.
The Conductor made the call to Control to notify them of the error.....which they did not initially believe and sent fitters to examine the bogies, believing the stencil on the coach side to be incorrect. An extended delay and the fitters confirmed that the two leading vehicles were indeed LSL vehicles and the set was sent to Paddington instead. Luckily the next inbound working from London was a complete SSL set and was turned to work the "Wizard" which then ran non stop to Westbury to make up some of the lost time.