The CMR seems to have forged strong links to the classic car club movement.  It is likely that people who love and appreciate old cars also appreciate the old trains that existed in the days when their cars were new. They can also see what a good day out results from travelling on a combination of the two.

It was noted during our coverage of the Vauxhall Club's visit (which has moved to the 'Car Clubs' page in 'Group Tours') that the CMR's railmotors were probably older than any of the cars. That certainly cannot be said about the group who visited us last October. But before looking at them, we have a final photographic postscript to the Vauxhall visit. The club's John Seymour climbed a very high ladder to capture a bird's eye view of the display. Bravely done John!

 Last October, it was the turn of the 'VACC Spirit of the Twenties' rally to visit us.  

Once again the Cooma Station car park became the scene of a magnificent display of vintage machines.

The boys (and girls) soon got down to having some serious fun in their beautifully restored cars.

Everyone can readily see the devotion that has gone into keeping these time machines in top working order. It is a devotion that the CMR can readily understand, as we feel the same way about our railmotors.

And probably the railmotors themselves would have been pleased to see other survivors of over 80 years of transportation service.

Once again, our sincere thanks go to CMR member John Gibson who provided a comprehensive photographic coverage of the event.

Dinosaurs

Those of you who check this site regularly will know that this past summer has seen the CMR visited by a number of car clubs.  The car park at Cooma station, with its period backdrop of the refurbished station building, is an ideal venue for display of well cared for automobiles. These visits have been covered in detail by this website (see the Car Clubs and Car Clubs 2 pages), but we can't  close off the season without mentioning the last group to visit us - The Dinosaur Drivers  Club. Before they arrived, we were idly wondering if the name 'Dinosaur' described the cars or the drivers! Fortunately, it was the former. Our CPHs are actually older than any of the cars here, though in a couple of cases, it was a close run thing. 

There are more car clubs coming to Cooma in the near future. If your club (car related or not) is seeking a venue that offers good facilities plus the fun of classic train rides, then contact the CMR. (Refer to our Group Tours page if you have an upcoming function that would benefit from the unique CMR experience.)