COTMA Conference 1975 – Ballarat

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List of Papers

1. “Financing the Railway Tramway Operating Museum” – A. P. Wymond

2. “A history of Experience” – Peter Kahn

3. “Accounting Methods Suitable for Museum Operations” – Graeme Breydon

4. “Tramcar Maintenance – Museum Style” – Bob Prentice

5. “Buses – their Preservation and Relevant to Tramway Museums” – Dr. John Radcliffe

6. “The Formation of an Association of Tramway Museums of Australasia” – David Rawlings

7. “Museum Publications” – Frank Stamford

Workshops

Engineering

E1 – Substation Types

E2 – Buildings

E3 – Overhead Wiring

E4 – Track and Civil Engineering

E5 – Signalling

Cars and Parts

C1 – Procurement

C2 – Maintenance

C3 – Spare Parts with appendix

C4 – Restoration

C5 – A National Stockpile of Spare Parts

Treasury

T1 – Accounting (Report with Paper)

T2 – Insurance

Publicity

P1 – Advertising to the Public

P2 – “Trolley Wire” Magazine

Management

M1 – Operations and Safety

M2 – Liaison and Public Relations

M3 – Driver Training

M4 – Relations and Communications between Administration and Members

Governments

G1 – Approaches for Assistance

Removals

R1 – Special Purpose Vehicle

Membership

B1 – Recruiting

Special

S1 – Association of Australasian Tramway Museums

S2 – Presidents (Joint report with S1)

S3 – Secretaries

Concluding Luncheon and the formation of COTMA