1U2 (First Upgrade - Basic (GWR))

Holders of all Standard Class tickets and passes (including Staff Travel facilities, UK and foreign) may travel in extra comfort on Great Western Railway Bristol - Oxford services in first class accommodation.

Availability

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

First Upgrade - Basic (GWR) is only available to purchase on board direct Bristol - Oxford services between stations that service has called at and will call at, and is subject to availability of accommodation.

Discounts

Break of Journey

Outbound:
Inbound:

No break of journey is allowed, no change of service is allowed.

Change of Journey

Refunds

Not refundable.

Validity and reservation requirements

Reservations are not required by this ticket type, but may still be forced by a selected timetabled mandatory-reservations train service.

Outward validity summary: ON DATE SHOWN
Return validity summary: ON DATE SHOWN

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