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Weekend First (GWR)

The following terms and conditions apply to this type of ticket. Please note that some tickets have restrictions on the days or times you can travel. Please check before you travel.

Terms and Conditions

Description

Holders of all Standard Class tickets and passes (including Staff Travel facilities, UK and foreign) may travel in extra comfort on many Great Western Railway services on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays in First Class accommodation.

Single or Return

Single

Operator

  • Great Western Railway

First Class Ticket Code

FWF

Availability

Purchase Location

Onboard eligible GWR services only. Cannot be purchased online or at stations

Purchase Availability

Services which carry First Class accommodation include all High Speed services from London Paddington to the Cotswolds / Hereford, Cheltenham Spa, South Wales, the West Country and the South West of England; most local and semi-fast services from London Paddington to the area bounded by Banbury, Didcot Parkway, Bedwyn, Basingstoke; Reading - Gatwick Airport services; most services on the Thames Branches (Henley-on-Thames, Marlow, Windsor & Eton Central, Greenford).

Pre-booking Requirement

N/A

Reservations Compulsory

No

No, but sold subject to availability of accommodation

Discounts

Children

No

Railcards

No

General Conditions

For journeys which involves a change of train, one Weekend First (GWR) is payable for the entire journey, rather than per leg, provided that the entire journey is made on Great Western Railway trains - for example, a journey from Exeter St Davids to Marlow (two Great Western Railway services) can be upgraded with one Weekend First (GWR). 

Weekend First (GWR) is only available to purchase on board, and is subject to availability of accommodation.

Please note that Weekend First (GWR) is not valid on trains operated by any other Train Operating Company.

Outward Journey

Day Of Travel

Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays

Time Of Travel

Anytime

Return Journey

Day Of Travel

-

Time Of Travel

-

Break Of Journey

-

Refunds

For tickets purchased until 31 March 2026:

Refundable for a fee

For tickets purchased from 1 April 2026:

Refundable until 23:59 the day before the ticket becomes valid for travel.

Not refundable once the ticket has become valid for travel unless Condition 30 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel (failure of train service) applies.

In exceptional circumstances a refund may be considered on unused or part-used tickets that have become valid for travel. In such cases an application must be made to the retailer within 28 days of the expiry date of the ticket and should include the reason for non-use. Additional evidence may be requested, refunds will be on a discretionary basis, and any use made of the ticket may mean that in some circumstances no refund will be due.

Refunds are only available from the retailer that sold the tickets.

An administration fee (up to a maximum of £5 per ticket) may be applied.

Changes To Travel Plans

Changeable for a fee

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