Is EMR Weekend First still available?

[sheff1]

That's not EMR policy, upgrades are always available from the train manager via the host provided there's space.

Standard method of operation for hosts to be professional is to ask any standard ticket holders in first class "are you wanting to upgrade?" as an opening gambit rather than make the abrupt "this is first class!" type comment.

Witnessed exactly this on a weekday morning train a couple of weeks back. A surprising (to me) number of people wanted to upgrade and were dealt with without fuss. Nobody said no.

 

[Birmingham]

Witnessed exactly this on a weekday morning train a couple of weeks back. A surprising (to me) number of people wanted to upgrade and were dealt with without fuss. Nobody said no.

Is this paying the entire difference between the ticket already held and the first class ticket for the journey given it was a weekday? That’s got to be a lot.

 

[sheff1]

Is this paying the entire difference between the ticket already held and the first class ticket for the journey given it was a weekday? That’s got to be a lot.

I don't know what tickets the passengers who upgraded held nor what they were charged. None of them expressed any surprise at the amount as far as I could tell.