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RailRoad Restaurant Dinner Trains
Leisurely evening dinner – 3-course menu, fully licensed
2008 Departures:
- Sat evening, October 11
- Sat evening, November 8
Timetable:
- Depart Canberra Railway Station 6.15pm, Queanbeyan 6.30pm, travel to Bungendore
- Return to Queanbeyan about 9.30pm, Canberra 10pm.
Fare for 2008:
- $79 (includes your chosen three course meal - drinks from the bar extra).
Are you just after a relaxing, fully catered evening with friends, or do you have a birthday or anniversary to celebrate? Or seeking a venue with a difference? Look no further than our RailRoad Restaurant.
Enjoy the aura of a bygone era of train travel, combined with a professionally-prepared three-course meal.
Our restaurant trains run from Canberra to Queanbeyan and then through the Molonglo Gorge and onto Bungendore.
Our Bungedore trains takes a leisurely run, crossing the Queanbeyan River, climbing through the rugged Molonglo Gorge, crossing the Molonglo River and traversing the Pine Range tunnels before cresting the Great Dividing Range at Brooks Bank and then dropping down to Bungendore.
We travel through rolling countryside following the course of the Molonglo River for much of the trip before arriving at historic Bungendore Station, where you can stretch your legs while the engine changes ends for the return journey.
The restaurant train features full waiter service, and an excellent range of reasonably-priced wine, pre-mixed drinks and beers are available on board. BYO is not permitted.
During the course of the journey, your entrée, main course and dessert will be served to your reserved table seats, your choice of dishes being pre-ordered at the time of booking.
The RailRoad Restaurant dinner train departs Canberra Railway Station, Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, at 6.15pm, pausing at Queanbeyan at 6.30pm.
In common with all trains in NSW, smoking is not permitted on board but there are suitable pauses at Queanbeyan (both directions) and at Bungendore.
Your restaurant arrives back in Queanbeyan at about 9.30pm, and Canberra 10pm.Menu choices
Menus vary according to season. Please make your menu choice (see booking form) when you make your booking, or at least by the Wednesday before your trip.
As an example, our August 9 menu:
Entrée
Ricotta cake on baby spinach with verjuice paste, or
Grilled scallops with cauliflower tarator sauce and vegetable garnish
Main course
Pepper steak with French style peas and potato gratin, or
Twice cooked chicken breast with a taragon farcir
Dessert
Chocolate ripple parfait, or
Tiramisu parfait.All meals are followed by coffee or tea, with after-dinner mints.
Please advise us on the booking form of any special dietary requirements.Your booking is welcome
Bookings are welcome for any number of people. Our table settings on the train are for 2, 4 or 6, and we accommodate groups of 8 at adjacent tables separated only by the carriage centre aisle.
Talk with us if you are arranging a birthday party of celebrating an anniversary - depending on the size of your group we can arrange your own half or full carriage, and this can also attract a small discount.Fares
The RailRoad Restaurant fare is $79. This includes your chosen three course meal but does not include drinks from the bar. Prior bookings are required on these trains due to catering requirements.
Bookings & enquiries
- To make a booking and a menu selection, see the booking form;
or
- Email for a printed brochure.
Terms and conditions
Our full terms and conditions are available on request at time of booking, and will be sent with your tickets. A brief summary is provided below.
Tickets will normally be forwarded to the address shown on the booking form approximately seven to ten days prior to date of travel or immediately if booked within that time period. One ticket per booking will be issued.
For Railroad Restaurants, we prefer your selections from the menu at the time of booking, but certainly no later than 2 pm Wednesday prior to the day of operation.
ARHS (ACT Division) makes every endeavour to ensure that tours operate as advertised. Unfortunately this may not be possible owing to unforeseen circumstances such as total fire bans or mechanical failures. In such events we reserve the right to make whatever changes are necessary, without compensation. However, any changes made will only be after we have exhausted all reasonable efforts to provide the tour as advertised. Trains will operate subject to sufficient demand.
Times shown are subject to approval of the relevant authorities and could differ on the day. Correct times will be advised on your tickets or by special mail. Refunds will not be given for change of destination or last minute variations to timetables caused by events outside the control of ARHS (ACT Division).
Reservations may be held on payment of a 10% deposit and must be paid in full no less than ten days prior to date of travel. (If a different deadline or deposit requirement applies to a particular trip, it will be advised in the brochure for that trip). Failure to observe the deadline may result in loss of deposit and booking.
ARHS (ACT Division) reserves the right to apply the following cancellation fees:
- Bookings cancelled more than seven days prior to travel - 10% of fare paid;
- Bookings cancelled seven days or less prior to date of travel, or no-show - no refund.
Requests for cancellation must be made to ARHS (ACT Division) in writing before any refund will be made.
No smoking is permitted on board, and passengers may only board or alight from the train at the platforms provided. Passengers placing themselves or others at risk of injury will be asked to leave the train at the next available stop.Dining car passengers photo by David Semczuk
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