I boared the 08:02 at Frome this morning. The train was on time
However it was a 2 car 158. Except the rear coach had no lighting... As Frome station has a canopy this made being able to see rather awkward. But this isn't my concern.
The 08:02 starts at Weymouth. So would have started it's journey during the hours of darkness (This morning it was still dark at 07:30 when I left home). Surely this is a safety issue?!
Interestingly enough I didn't think it was a train fault as you could see the light was on in the rear cab as you could see it shining through the bottom of the cab door as I got on. However when the guard who was at the front of the train came to the rear coach and completed a "Tickets from Frome" check, they switched on the lighting just before arrival into Westbury