Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum

The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is a railway museum in Alice Springs housing restored locomotives and carriages that show how rail transport developed in Central Australia. The complex features preserved equipment, educational displays with signage, a shop, and ample parking for visitors.

The museum was established in 1981 after the Central Australia Railway closed its services. Funding in the late 1980s allowed the construction of a replica station building that became the centerpiece of the collection and its displays.

The railway name honors Afghan cameleers who transported goods through Central Australia before the railroad was built. Their contribution shaped how the region developed and is remembered today.

The museum sits conveniently in Alice Springs with ample parking available on site. Allow time to walk through the exhibits and examine the restored rail equipment at a relaxed pace.

The museum houses locomotives that once ran on a narrow-gauge tourist railway line to Ewaninga Siding, which operated until 2001. These trains represent an uncommon chapter in Australian rail transport that would have otherwise been lost.