Interestingly the contactless fares have now appeared on
BR▸ Fares, but not for travel to London...
Here is an example Windsor & Eton Central to Slough:
https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=WNC&dest=SLOAnytime Day Single Paper £3.10. Contactless Peak Single £2.00
Off Peak Day Single Paper £3.00. Contactless Off Peak Single £1.50
Anytime Day Return Paper £4.00
Off Peak Day Return Paper £3.10
There are no Return Fares with Contactless, but it makes sense when you do the maths, however if you travel one way in peak, and the other off peak, it is most advantageous to use contactless (notwithstanding the differences between the timing of peak and off peak for paper and contactless)
Not just not for travel to London - they are shown with validity "not for travel" on BRFares. And
GWR▸ 's web site still has an
FAQ▸ saying:
Can I use contactless pay as you go on the Henley, Marlow and Windsor & Eton branch lines?
Contactless pay as you go isn’t available on these GWR branch lines. You will need to touch in or touch out at the gateline of the mainline station and have a separate ticket for the branch line, or alternatively have a ticket for your whole journey.
So are they trying something out before announcing it then making it work? Perhaps letting you buy a GWR single to add onto your
TfL» trip into London? But usually these things appear well in advance in published and internal documents (and sites like London Reconnections), especially so if TfL is involved.