Our murder mystery trips generally operate on the 4th Saturday of each month. Tickets normally sell out well in advance with tickets for our next planned date on the 24th of August expected to be released for purchase some time around mid June.
Normal schedule for our murder mystery trips:
An informational email about the evening will generally be sent out to passengers around a week beforehand and this email will contain a link to our meal selection page.
As tickets often sell out quickly, we recommend keeping an eye on our web site for when they're released and purchase them as soon as they become available. Tickets, when released, are available through our online store.
You may also want to join our mailing list here.
Normal schedule for our murder mystery trips:
- 4:30pm to 4:45pm: Passengers arrive at Swanbank station to collect their tickets and receive a complimentary champagne before boarding the train.
- 5:00pm: Train departs from Swanbank station.
- 8:10pm Train returns to Swanbank station.
- 8:30pm Final wrap up and prize for the person/group that best solved the mystery.
An informational email about the evening will generally be sent out to passengers around a week beforehand and this email will contain a link to our meal selection page.
As tickets often sell out quickly, we recommend keeping an eye on our web site for when they're released and purchase them as soon as they become available. Tickets, when released, are available through our online store.
You may also want to join our mailing list here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you serve alcohol on the train?
Are we able to choose our seats? Can we both have window seats/seats always facing forwards?
Will everyone in our group be seated together?
How many people are seated at each table?
Do you offer gluten free or other allergen free meals?
Do you offer group discounts? Can we book the entire train for our function? How many passengers can you cater to?
If we book the entire train, are we able to choose our own date?
Do we need to pay for our tickets at the time of our booking?
We have booked tickets for the train but something has come up and we need to change to a different date - what do we do?
Do you accept companion cards?
- Yes, drinks are available for purchase from our well stocked bar carriage via table service. We do not allow BYO alcohol, sorry.
Are we able to choose our seats? Can we both have window seats/seats always facing forwards?
- Groups of 2 will be allocated a window seat and an aisle seat facing another couple. As the train changes direction multiple times through the night, all seats will spend time travelling both forwards and backwards.
Will everyone in our group be seated together?
- All passengers in a single group will be booked together as part of our seating process. If you have a group that have booked separately, we ask you to indicate this when filling out the meal selections form so that we can seat you all together. We will generally seat everyone in a single group within a single carriage, however larger groups may need to split across more than one carriage.
How many people are seated at each table?
- Each table can seat a maximum of 4 people. If your group is not a multiple of 4, you will most likely have members of another group also seated at your table. For safety reasons, all tables and seats are bolted to the frame of the carriage and so cannot be rearranged to suit a different number of people.
Do you offer gluten free or other allergen free meals?
- When making your meal selections, please make a note of any special dietary requirements and our chef will endeavour to meet your requirements.
Do you offer group discounts? Can we book the entire train for our function? How many passengers can you cater to?
- As we do our best to keep our prices as affordable as possible, we're generally not able to offer discounts for group bookings. If you are booking the entire train (between 50 and 53 passengers) we may be able to offer you a small discount.
If we book the entire train, are we able to choose our own date?
- We may be able to accommodate a date of your choosing, however this is subject to the availability of our actors, caterer and our volunteers as well as fitting in with any other bookings that we are already committed to.
Do we need to pay for our tickets at the time of our booking?
- Yes, bookings need to be paid for at the time of booking. If you're booking the entire train for a function, an initial 25% deposit needs to be made with the balance paid 2 months prior to the booked date.
We have booked tickets for the train but something has come up and we need to change to a different date - what do we do?
- Please contact us as soon as possible if this occurs. As long as we have sufficient notice, and we can find someone else to take your tickets, we will gladly allow you to change to another date. Unfortunately, if we are unable to resell your tickets due to late notice, we regret that we will be unable to provide a refund or rebook your tickets.
Do you accept companion cards?
- Sorry, we do not accept companion cards.