Document - Report, Keith Kings, "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle?, Apr. 2002

Physical description

Set of two reports by Keith Kings, titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle? for the Second Annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture.



See Reg Item 4679 for the first lecture by Graeme Turnbull.



.1 - 12 A4 pages - Keith notes that it was the actual handout of the presentation. Two copies, one stapled.



2 - 20 A4 pages, single sides - copy of the initially drafted document.



Both copies have handwritten notes about their origin and use.



The lecture looks at early railway development in Melbourne, private operators, development of horse drawn buses in Melbourne, competition, bus chassis, body builders, operators, private suburban operators, tramway buses, cable tram MTOCo, tramway trusts, Government involvement, formation of The Met, PTC, V/Line, corporatisation of public transport, franchising, passenger expectations of public transport, Yarra Trams and the future.

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