National_Road_Transport_Hall_of_Fame

National Road Transport Hall of Fame

National Road Transport Hall of Fame

Road and rail transport museum in Northern Territory, Australia


The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is an Australian transport museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, owned by the Road Transport Historical Society[1][2] and opened in 1995.[3] The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum, which the society also operates, is on the adjoining site.[4]

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As a community-based volunteer organisation, the museum is dedicated to preserving Australia's road transport heritage. Many forms of road transport – from camel trains of old to road trains and coaches of today – are displayed.[1]

The museum has taken what it calls a lateral approach to the restoration of vehicles: instead of showing them in off-the-production-line condition, they stand as they were in their working lives, including the pragmatic, often crude, modifications that bush mechanics had to undertake in Australia's harsh outback working environment; "testimony to the trials and tribulations of Australia's road transport industry pioneers".[1]

In July 2019 the Government of the Northern Territory appointed an administrator while the society worked to achieve regulatory compliance.[5][6][needs update]

See also


References

  1. About Us National Road Transport Hall of Fame
  2. "ABN Lookup". Australian business register. Australian Government. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. Greats of Freight Australasian Transport News November 2018 pages 54-57
  4. Old Ghan Heritage Railway National Road Transport Hall of Fame



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