GWR 1st class coach E ?

[Sleepy]

Hi folks
I am trying to book some Cardiff to Paddington 1st class tickets for next month on 1026 service - GWR site keeps trying to reserve seats in coach E which I think is standard on HSTs ? Am I going mad ?

 

[Bletchleyite]

Presumably it is a 5 car class 800?

 

[Sleepy]

I did wonder if it is but real time trains site shows it running from Swansea as a HST ??? Think I'll look for HST on alternative service as not keen on new seats !

 

[221129]

I did wonder if it is but real time trains site shows it running from Swansea as a HST ??? Think I'll look for HST on alternative service as not keen on new seats !

Real time trains doesn't show what is booked for services... just timing loads. If you have a 1st class reservation in coach E then it will be an IET

 

[221129]

Presumably it is a 5 car class 800?

Won't be booked a 5 car and not sure why you think it would be?

 

[Starmill]

I shouldn't worry. First Class tickets are valid in First Class if it is provided, whatever type of stock turns up on the day. You won't be asked to sit in Standard unless for some reason that is all that is available (and in that case you would be entitled to a part refund).

 

[Michael.Y]

First class on Class 800s is in D, E, K and L.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Won't be booked a 5 car and not sure why you think it would be?

I mean not a 9 car.

 

[221129]

I mean not a 9 car.

There are no 9 cars in service yet?

 

[Michael.Y]

There's at least one 800/3 out on test, but they're not due into public service till June.

 

[MG11]

Hi folks
I am trying to book some Cardiff to Paddington 1st class tickets for next month on 1026 service - GWR site keeps trying to reserve seats in coach E which I think is standard on HSTs ? Am I going mad ?

Are you travelling on an Advance ticket or an Anytime/Off Peak? If it is the latter, then you need not worry about sitting in the reserved seat, should there be a mix up.

 

[221129]

Are you travelling on an Advance ticket or an Anytime/Off Peak? If it is the latter, then you need not worry about sitting in the reserved seat, should there be a mix up.

You don't need to worry about it at all.

 

[MG11]

You don't need to worry about it at all.

I have seen first hand an RPO say to a passenger with an Advance ticket, that she will give him permission to move seats if the WiFi he had bought still wasn't working in five minutes. Perhaps it was just a company policy.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

As far as I’m aware if you’ve reserved a seat you can still sit in other available seats if you want to.

 

[221129]

I have seen first hand an RPO say to a passenger with an Advance ticket, that she will give him permission to move seats if the WiFi he had bought still wasn't working in five minutes. Perhaps it was just a company policy.

If the coach doesn't exist you can't sit in it so your point is irrelevant.

 

[MG11]

If the coach doesn't exist you can't sit in it so your point is irrelevant.

I thought the issue was the OP wanting First Class but E being an STD?

 

[221129]

I thought the issue was the OP wanting First Class but E being an STD?

No coach E is first class on an IET and is standard on an HST. He is booked on an IET so there is no problem and if an HST does turn up for whatever reason then he can just take a seat in first class anyway as reservations either won't be applied or will be placed in the relevant first class accommodation.