National Road Transport Hall of Fame
.JPG) Part of the older vehicles display | |
| Established | 31 July 1995 |
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| Location | Norris Bell Avenue, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°46′38.5″S 133°52′3.6″E / 23.777361°S 133.867667°E |
| Type | Road and rail transport museum |
| Owner | The Road Transport Historical Soc Inc. |
| Website | roadtransporthall |
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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c About Us National Road Transport Hall of Fame
- ^ "ABN Lookup". Australian business register. Australian Government. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Greats of Freight Australasian Transport News November 2018 pages 54-57
- ^ Old Ghan Heritage Railway Archived 29 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine National Road Transport Hall of Fame
- ^ National Road Transport Hall of Fame in administration after investigation finds financial irregularities ABC News 25 July 2019
- ^ Transport Hall co-founder lashes out at government take-over Alice Springs News 5 August 2019
External links
Media related to National Road Transport Hall of Fame at Wikimedia Commons- The Road Transport Historical Society website