The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is an Australian transport museum in

Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...

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, owned by the Road Transport Historical SocietyAbout Us
National Road Transport Hall of Fame and opened in 1995. The

Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is an Australian railway museum in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. It was attached to a 3 ft 6 in gauge railways, narrow-gauge tourist railway line, now closed. The Road Transport Historical S ...

, which the society also operates, is on the adjoining site. 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

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of today – are displayed. 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

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s had to undertake in Australia's harsh

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working environment; "testimony to the trials and tribulations of Australia's road transport industry pioneers". In July 2019 the

Government of the Northern Territory The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ...

appointed an administrator while the society worked to achieve regulatory compliance.Transport Hall co-founder lashes out at government take-over
''Alice Springs News'' 5 August 2019

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The Road Transport Historical Society website
Museums in Alice Springs Transport museums in the Northern Territory Trucking subculture Automobile museums in Australia Halls of fame in Australia Museums established in 1995 1995 establishments in Australia {{NorthernTerritory-stub

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