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Adjusting the Train Capacity (Manifest)

Overview

Use this procedure to change the capacity for general and single-journey passengers. This affects the four main legs: Belgrave–Lakeside, Lakeside–Gembrook, Gembrook–Lakeside, and Lakeside–Belgrave.

Do not manually edit these individual legs — changing the manifest will update them automatically.

Steps

  1. In CustomLinc, navigate to Sightseeing > Manifests.
  2. Locate the relevant service. The manifest is the green highlighted row showing the full journey. Individual legs appear indented beneath it.
  3. Right-click on the green manifest row.
  4. Hover over Stop Sell / Max Pax… and select This Manifest.
  5. In the dialog:
    • Set the From and To dates for the change, or use Select Recurring Days… to target specific days of the week.
    • Tick Set max Pax to… and enter the new capacity in the field to the right.
  6. Click Finish.
  7. Verify the change by reviewing the four leg rows beneath the manifest — their capacity figures should now reflect the updated value.

Important Notes

  • Always right-click on the green manifest row, not an individual leg. Right-clicking a leg will only modify that single leg & will stop that leg getting updated max capacities via the manifest.

  • This procedure does not affect the Belgrave–Gembrook Allocation (Return) leg. That must be adjusted separately — see the Adjustingsection thebelow.
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Belgrave – Gembrook Return Management

The Belgrave – Gembrook Allocation guide.(Return) leg is a separate product and is not updated when you change the manifest capacity above. It requires its own procedure and has one critical extra step.

The key differences from the manifest procedure are:

    You right-click the Belgrave – Gembrook Allocation (Return) leg row — not the green manifest row You must also tick Set Allocation on Allocation Groups in the dialog After clicking Finish, a second screen appears where you must set the Belgrave to Gembrook Return allocation group to the same value

    Steps

      In Sightseeing > Manifests, locate the relevant service and find the Belgrave – Gembrook Allocation (Return) row at the bottom of the manifest's legs. Right-click on the Belgrave – Gembrook Allocation (Return) leg row.

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      Hover over Stop Sell / Max Pax… and select This Manifest. In the dialog:
        Set the From and To date range, or use Select Recurring Days… as needed. Tick Set max Pax to… and enter the new capacity value. Tick Set Allocation on Allocation Groups — this is critical and must not be skipped.

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        Click Finish. The Allocation Groups screen will appear. On the Allocation Groups screen, find Belgrave to Gembrook Return and set its Allocation value to the same number entered for max Pax in the previous step.

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        Click Finish to save. Does the entire train capacity also need to change?
        If yes, adjust the manifest using the procedure above.
        An example would be an extra carriage added specifically for Bel-Gmb.

        Important Notes

          The "Set Allocation on Allocation Groups" checkbox must always be ticked when changing this leg. Skipping it will cause a mismatch between the max Pax limit and the reserved seat allocation, which may result in overbooking.

          Only update the Belgrave to Gembrook Return allocation group. Leave Gembrook to Belgrave blank unless specifically instructed otherwise. This leg's capacity does not change automatically when you adjust the main manifest — both procedures must be run independently if both values need updating.
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