GWR Weekend Upgrades

GWR 158

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GWR Weekend Upgrades

« on: March 30, 2026, 15:07:20 »

Hi all,

This is a straightforward question, if I purchase a GWR^▸ first class weekend upgrade on the train does this entitle me access to the first class lounges at PAD^▸ /CDF^▸ ?

Thank you!


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Chris from Nailsea

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Re: GWR Weekend Upgrades

« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2026, 15:46:45 »

Thanks for posing that question, GWR^▸ 158.

I have looked at the GWR website, but it is remarkably light on detail regarding eligibility to use the facility.

However, I would argue that, if you have bought an upgrade to first class, you then become a first class ticket holder - so you are entitled to use GWR's first class lounges.

Unless anyone can show me some small print in their terms and conditions which refutes that?

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Re: GWR Weekend Upgrades

« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2026, 16:01:30 »

Nothing on the Weekend First webpage either - BUT as you can only buy them on the train, it would only be usable in the arrival lounge on each journey. Promise to buy probably wouldn't work... Cool


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Re: GWR Weekend Upgrades

« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2026, 03:18:27 »

I think you can buy weekend first for travel the following day,but no train station booking office will sell you a weekend first on the day.

The reason is that the booking offices would not know how many wanted to buy the weekend up grade on the train.


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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2026, 20:34:18 »

I stand to be corrected but we may be at cross purposes.

As I understand it you can only buy a weekend first upgrade on board, subject to the discretion of the train manager based on the number of seats available.

You can buy a first class upgrade for an existing walk-up standard class ticket at any time prior to travel from a booking office.


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Re: GWR Weekend Upgrades

« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2026, 20:51:27 »

Quote from: infoman on March 31, 2026, 03:18:27

Which is the same reason that means your first paragraph is incorrect - because no one knows the day before whether there will be any empty 1st seats on any particular service.


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