About Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum
Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is a things to do venue in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
The Road Transport Historical Society, which also owns the adjacent National Road Transport Hall of Fame, operates the museum.. History.
The society’s trains – four a week during the early 1990s – were …. Following the closure of the Central Australia Railway after a new standard gauge line from Tarcoola to Alice Springs opened in 1980, the Ghan Preservation Society was formed in 1981.
The society operated from a site at McDonnell Siding, 6.4 kilometres (4.0 miles) south of Alice Springs. A stimulus in the form of an Australian Bicentennial Authority grant of $800,000 was received in 1987, funding the construction of a replica South Australian Railways station building, and a lease arranged with the Australian National Railways Commission made it possible for the society to operate tourist trains from October 1988 on the 25 km (16 mi) track southwards to Ewaninga Siding.
The society’s trains – four a week during the early 1990s – were hauled by a former WAGR W class steam locomotive and a Commonwealth Railways NSU class diesel locomotive hauling carriages previously used on The Ghan.
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Where is Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum?
Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is located at 1 Norris Bell ave, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
What type of place is Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum?
Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is a things to do venue in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
How can I contact Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum?
You can call 889555047, or visit their website (linked on this page).
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Address
1 Norris Bell ave, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Phone
889555047
Website
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