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Advanced tickets, not catching the first train at an interchange

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imagination

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Hi,

I was wanting to buy an advanced ticket from TWY - SWI, to specifically be on the train that arrives into Swindon at 11:40. However, because the minimum interchange time at Reading allows you to just barely catch the train that gets into Swindon at 11:30 off the same train from Twyford, the online Journey Planner does not show this as an option.

Is there any way to force the FGW journey planner/mixing deck thing to show this specific train without increasing the cost by splitting the ticket at Reading?

Times:
Twyford 10:42 arrives Reading 10:50. The journey planner then puts you on the 10:57 from Reading (which arrives in Swindon at 11:30) as Reading has 7 minutes minimum interchange time.
Next train from Twyford is 11:06, which arrives into Reading after the train I want to catch departs.
 
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Romilly

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On the East Coast website I opted for the text only version of the site and, a few pages in, opted for an extended change time. I was then offered the 1042 departure from Twyford with an 1140 arrival in Swindon.

I couldn't see a text only option on the FGW site.
 
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