Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum, Alice Springs

Name: Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum
Address: Norris Bell Avenue, Alice Springs, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 8955 5047

#16 among attractions in Alice Springs

Museum, Specialty museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is an Australian railway museum in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. It was attached to a narrow-gauge tourist railway line, now closed. The Road Transport Historical Society, which also owns the adjacent National Road Transport Hall of Fame, operates the museum. ()

Established: 1981 (43 years ago)Coordinates: 23°46'40"S, 133°52'5"E

Address

Norris Bell AvenueAlice Springs Australia

Contact

+61 8 8955 5047

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Day trips

Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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