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Do FGW ever collect Weekend 1ST on commuter services? - REDUX!

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In this thread (now closed) I said:

OLJR said:
This year I have taken FGW services from Paddington to Maidenhead at the weekend quite a few times. I know from experience that the STD compartment can get full but 1ST is much quieter so I travel in 1ST.

The most economical option for 1ST is to buy a GBP 10.90 STD Off-Peak Day Return and pay GBP 5.00 each way for Weekend First. Total cost = GBP 20.90. A 1ST Off-Peak Day Return is GBP 5.60 more expensive at GBP 26.50.

The thing is though that on all the journeys I have taken there has not once been any ticket inspection so I have effectively enjoyed upgrades to 1ST for free.

Are FGW just not interested in collecting the Weekend 1ST revenue on this route? Or have I just been lucky?
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Yesterday (Sunday) I travelled Paddington to Maidenhead return and had purchased a 1ST off peak day return. Surprisingly there were ticket checks in both directions.

On the way out I asked the inspector if Weekend First was valid on those trains and he said that it was not, being valid only for journeys to Reading and further west.

On the way back I asked the second inspector the same question. He said that Weekend First is valid on these services.

Confusing! :D
 
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Valid - yes (as part of through journey e.g. Truro - Marlow) Available to purchase on board - no in the case of Maidenhead - PAD stopping services as they do not have guards/ ATE on board.
 
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If there is no ticket inspector, it is impossible to have the right ticket as Weekend First upgrades can only be bought on board.
 
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On a journey of that length it is likely that there will be a ticket check at some point, but I don't see what relevance that has to a journey from London to Maidenhead?
 
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