Physical description

Set of reports, known as the "Victorian Transport Study - (The Lonie Report)", produced during 1980 and supplementary reports. Prepared from Robert Maclellan Minister of Transport by W. M Lonie. Documents resulted in significant change to the Victorian transport structures, especially the way freight and railway transport was handled.



see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonie_Report (accessed 25-9-2014)



Documents generally perfect bound into manila coloured covers - unless noted otherwise.



Comprises:

.1 - Final Report - 174 pages

.2 - Background to Transport Finance - white comb bound - 192 pages

.3 - Summary of Submissions - fawn colour comb bound - 70 pages

.4 - Background to State Development - 94 pages

.5 - Land transport in Victoria - Historical background - white comb bound - 31 pages

.6 - Bicycles - 19 pages

.7 - Car pooling - 15 pages

.8 - VicRail Financial system - 35 pages

.9 - Transport of Fertilisers - 17 pages

.10 - Staggered working hours - white comb bound - 16 pages

.11 - Administration of Transport - 79 pages

.12 - Metropolitan Roads - 60 pages

.13 - Transport of Students - 24 pages

.14 - Fuel for transport - unbound - stapled in top corner - photocopy of a bound document - 42 pages.



This set does not comprise the full set of reports produced - see final document.



.15 Autum 2016 issue of the Geelong Steam Preservation Society (Bellarine Railway) which contains an article on the Lonie Report "From Rags to Riches (Part 1). - See images 620a, 620b and 620c. The Winter issue did not have any materials on tramways.