The article discusses the impact of price promotions on buying decisions of young buyers in rail transport based on secondary and primary research. The study conducted by the research team is of pioneer nature in the transport services market and opens new possibilities for carriers in the scope of analyzing the expectations of service users and adapting to them. The study was conducted using the author’s questionnaire on a nationwide sample n = 353 (segment “young adults” 18-29 years). This article focuses on the segment of young people in literature included in the group of young adults who, because of continuing education outside their place of residence, taking up a job or for sightseeing reasons, often travel and are considered to be an important target group for railway carriers. The purpose of the article is to show and discuss preferences and behaviors of transport users and to identify their transport needs, with particular emphasis on price promotions. Especially for young people, who largely do not have a regular income, price promotions are an important factor during selection a means of transport. Knowledge about this will allow carriers to create a competitive offer and build lasting relationships with clients.

Literatures have stressed the importance of mode choice preference in accurately predicting the future travel demand. Despite having diverse travel needs and challenges coupled with the proliferation of informal operation of car hire services in Lagos over the years, there is still a lack of knowledge and understanding of the intra-mode use behaviour of Lagos metropolitan residents of taxi services. This is necessary to address the numerous challenges posed by inadequate transport supply within the Lagos metropolis. Using the availability of the traditional taxi (Lagos yellow cabs), Uber, Bolt, this study examines the factors that drive a sustainable intra-modal competition through the mode choice behaviour of a diverse Lagos population with residents sampled from selected areas where all the three modes operate within the Lagos metropolis. A structured questionnaire form was administered randomly to 174 commuters to find out the reasons behind their preference and their perception of the service delivery of ride service hailing operators in comparison to the traditional taxi (Lagos yellow cabs). The study revealed that Uber had the highest preference (41.3%) followed by Bolt (36.8%) with yellow cabs recording only 6.9%. Service charge (cost) for taxi service was responsible for 74.1% of intra-modal preferences. The stepwise multiple regression results further revealed that easy access to Uber and Bolt (through the use of ride-sharing apps) and service charge had significant influence on passengers’ intra-mode preference. The study suggests that government should step up action at reviving the ‘yellow cabs’ to boost access to taxi services within Lagos metropolis. 

The article presents issues related to public transport time accessibility to some selected services, including indoor swimming pools, cinemas, hospitals and shopping centres. In order to measure the above-mentioned accessibility the short distance method was used in the following time periods: 7:00-9:00 am for the hospitals; 5:00-7:00 pm for the shopping centres; 6:00-8:00 pm for the cinemas and 6:00-8:00 pm for the swimming pools. For each time period the measures were taken every 15 minutes. The main purpose of the article is to determine temporal accessibility for various purposes, the number of people living at a certain time distance and the diversity of accessibility by public transport. The public transport accessibility to the selected services indicates areas where the accessibility is limited. Time deviations in the operation of the public transport were calculated for all the selected time periods. The results of both measurements and calculations are presented in graphic form. Moreover, the graph includes the number of Szczecin citizens living in different time accessibility areas and in places with the highest time deviations.

The issue of public transport accessibility of localities and regions is one of the key research themes of transport geography. The EU defines public transport as one of the services of “general economic interest”, which means that its organization should be based on the principles of solidarity and equal access for all citizens of the state and its regions. The study of transport accessibility of 13 district centres in the peripheral and economically underdeveloped Prešov administrative region (Slovakia) from the municipalities of their immediate hinterlands expressed by the number of direct bus and train connections is aimed at identifying the spatial differentiation of individual intraregional accessibilities. The realization of the research pursues the objective,to point out by the comparison of the theoretical and real values of direct transport connections, to the possible existence of discrepancies in the public transport services of individual municipalities in relation to their higher hierarchical district’s centre.

 In the 21st century new approaches to urban electric transport improvement are required. As a tram is one of the best means of passenger transportation it is essential to enhance its operation. So the aim of this article is to consider improving the energy performance of the electric traction drive of urban electric transport by improving its electrical equipment. The analysis of traction systems of electric trams which are in operation in the cities of Ukraine is carried out, their disadvantages are displayed. A new structure and control algorithms for the electric traction drive system with pulse converters of tram cars are proposed. The structure makes it possible to reduce the number of semiconductor devices in pulse converters and improve the energy performance of the electric traction drive.It allows to reverse tram trajectory without using contact equipment,to provide a smooth field weakening of traction motors, limit the voltage of the traction motors at the nominal level, provide redundancy of the equipment in pulse converters, as well as ensure electric braking. A modernized field attenuation circuit using a DC/DC converter for traction electric motors of sequential excitation is suggested. The results of research are given. The comparative characteristics of various traction drive systems in terms of energy indicators are provided.

Based on the Interreg Central Europe Territorial cooperation Programme’s CONNECT2CE project the current paper analyses the existing passenger traffic flow across the border which is among the TOP10 busiest border section of the EU. It provides an overview of the main socio-economic characteristic of the peripheral border area and identifies the factors which are leading to the continuous growth of cross-border traffic. Based on previous research and travel surveys it collects the past service attempts offered to tap the growing cross-border travel demand. It also presents the most recent passenger counts and relational (Origin-Destination O-D) ticketing statistic in order to get precise knowledge about the usage level of the existing service which helps to understand the rapidly changing mobility patterns and spatial structure. Finally, it takes into account the existing EU conform legal and organisational challenges for offering competitive public transport services on a cross-border route and proposes two new solutions as a contributionto achieve a sustainable modal shift towards public transport in the peripheral border area.