Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum
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The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is a railway museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
, with a tourist railway attached.
The museum contains narrow gauge
equipment from the original Central Australian Railway which operated to Alice Springs from 1929 to c1980 until replaced by a flood-free standard gauge
line.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, with a tourist railway attached.
The museum contains narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
equipment from the original Central Australian Railway which operated to Alice Springs from 1929 to c1980 until replaced by a flood-free standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
line.
See also
- National Road Transport Hall of FameNational Road Transport Hall of FameThe National Road Transport Hall of Fame is a transport museum based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.- See also :* Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is next door.* List of transport museums...
is next door. - List of transport museums