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Title: Cathedrals express - morning Post by: CobboldCamper on January 14, 2017, 08:57:49 Has anyone else noticed the only advance fares offered on this service is now first class? it doesn't matter how far in advance you book, even if on the day they release the next tranche, or from where you book. I've contacted GWR several times times to ask if they have consciously withdrawn all standard advance fares on this service but they haven't replied....
Title: Re: Cathedrals express - morning Post by: JayMac on January 14, 2017, 09:45:54 Advance Purchase fares are sold to fill spare capacity. If a service is consistently filling with full fare and season ticket passengers then it's likely that Advance Purchase fares will be severely limited or unavailable.
I suspect the 0642 from Hereford to Paddington is one such train. Passenger numbers have increased such that there isn't the capacity or need to attract additional revenue with cheaper Advance Purchase fares. However, book far enough ahead with this service and you can get a 1st Class Advance from many stations en route that's cheaper than the Std Anytime Single. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |