Great Western Coffee Shop

Was trying to put this within a topic but couldnt find a suitible one.

Noticed that tickets can be booked as far as 30th December on the website. so im booking to go HFD- PAD on 29th and saying 'No tickets availible' anybody know why? me being to keen perhaps  :P

*Edit. After looking on National rail website, Sending me to Shrewsbury then to Marylebone and no FGW Service but one hmmmmmm

The GWML through Reading is closed at this time.

 :-[ oh silly me,was ages ago when I read when services are running or not around that time.
Thanks for the reminder and sorry for being thick! :-[

Also - if going direct via cotswolds - there's never advance tickets - they don't exist

no would of gone via Newport. Yes ok,I should of given the topic a different name.

Coach it is then.

Thanks for all the help  :)

There are some ^11 Advance fares available Newport - Paddington for the 29th December. Hourly departures from 1036 at xx36 all currently showing as ^11 for that date. Train is direct but via Oxford, reverse at Banbury thence to Paddington via Chiltern Main Line and the little used New North Main Line. 3h31m from Newport to Paddington.

Add to that ^10.50 for a Worcester SH - Bristol Temple Meads Off Peak Day Single (valid via the Marches Line and for joining/alighting short). Cheaper than a Hereford - Newport Single at ^14.00

Total ^21.50, and can be done with a 12 minute connection at Newport. Which I believe compares favourably with the coach fares and timings from Hereford.