A query regarding Gold Card 1st class upgrades.
Are these available on FGW services to London from Worcester via Evesham (i.e. within the Network card boundary)? I would be travelling on a weekday (early afternoon).
FGW is not listed as an exclusion on the National Rail site:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/first_class_upgrade.html#Gold_Card_First_Supplement
I found a similar worded page on the FGW site which did say that FGW services were excluded for Gold Card 1st upgrades (but it also mentioned GNER & Midland Mainline services in the same list so is obviously out of date)
Also, does the 1st upgrade have to be in conjunction with a Gold Card discounted ticket from the same station (i.e. worcester Foregate Street in this instance).
I will actually be travelling back from Church Stretton. Looked at splitting at Hereford & Worcester but I can't see any 1st class singles for the Hereford to Worcester section - so how would I upgrade that section?
I would normally buy an off-peak return Potters Bar to church Stretton so not sure which ticket combination to get this time.
I can't see any advance fares to London from hereford via Evesham - they are all routed via Newport.
I plan to travel out to CTT from London probably via crewe (or possibly Newport) as it is the quickest way & return via Hereford & Evesham (as not done that route before)
Are these available on FGW services to London from Worcester via Evesham (i.e. within the Network card boundary)? I would be travelling on a weekday (early afternoon).
FGW is not listed as an exclusion on the National Rail site:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/first_class_upgrade.html#Gold_Card_First_Supplement
I found a similar worded page on the FGW site which did say that FGW services were excluded for Gold Card 1st upgrades (but it also mentioned GNER & Midland Mainline services in the same list so is obviously out of date)
Also, does the 1st upgrade have to be in conjunction with a Gold Card discounted ticket from the same station (i.e. worcester Foregate Street in this instance).
I will actually be travelling back from Church Stretton. Looked at splitting at Hereford & Worcester but I can't see any 1st class singles for the Hereford to Worcester section - so how would I upgrade that section?
I would normally buy an off-peak return Potters Bar to church Stretton so not sure which ticket combination to get this time.
I can't see any advance fares to London from hereford via Evesham - they are all routed via Newport.
I plan to travel out to CTT from London probably via crewe (or possibly Newport) as it is the quickest way & return via Hereford & Evesham (as not done that route before)