Why unable to reserve seats?

Foggster

I am trying to book tickets for a weekend to London at Christmas. The tickets were "released" today.

I have tried booking and reserving seats but this isnt allowed.

Why would this be? I have a feeling I remember this being the case last year when we tried to take the same train time and took a later train so we could get reserved seats.

Any idea?

Livingthedream

Strange, could you give us a bit more info, ie date and time of train, website that you used and ticket type your after.

Foggster

Livingthedream wrote: »

Strange, could you give us a bit more info, ie date and time of train, website that you used and ticket type your after.

Sorry I thought there would be a straight forward answer! LOL

Ok.

6.43am from Hereford - London Paddington 10/12/10.

Livingthedream

Hi again, just checked and the Advance singles and reservations haven't been released yet for that route. On checking First Great Western website it states that there released up to 8th Dec, so hopefully they should be released this week, check Thursday or Friday.

Foggster

Livingthedream wrote: »

Hi again, just checked and the Advance singles and reservations haven't been released yet for that route. On checking First Great Western website it states that there released up to 8th Dec, so hopefully they should be released this week, check Thursday or Friday.

Thank you so much. I have been using the calendar on the National Rail Enquiries website!

Very much appreciated - can you tell I dont travel by rail very often!!!

Cheers :j

wealdroam

Foggster wrote: »

I have been using the calendar on the National Rail Enquiries website!

And this page on the National Rail Enquiries website is also reporting "up to 8 Dec".

But not easy to find though, is it?