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Sorry to report the demise of the GWR reservation hack for #Interrail pass users. "GWR have removed the ability to make seat and bike reservations from their website independently of buying a ticket, after it was discovered that the QR codes it generated could be used as free “golden tickets” – successfully passing through ticket barriers and on-train scanners. The glitch arose after GWR replaced their existing app and purchasing platform. The train company now asks passengers who already have tickets to call them on the phone, or visit a ticket office, if they want to make a seat or bike reservation. Reservations can still be made at the time of purchase. " https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gwr-no-longer-possible-to-book-online-seat-or-bike-reservation-except-when-buying-a-ticket.300047/ E2A: @partim helpfully provided a link for @seatsixtyone's guide to using the Trans Penine Express site in lieu of GWR. https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm#great-britain Enjoy it until they too, inevitably, retire the Mixing Deck backend.