TY - JOUR
TI - The modern trends of development of trolleybus transport in the big cities of the Western Ukraine
AU - Rudakevych, Ivan
TI - The modern trends of development of trolleybus transport in the big cities of the Western Ukraine
AB - 
	In this article, the modern spatial trends of development of trolleybus transport in the big cities of the western Ukraine are considered. The cities under investigation are the following: Lviv, Lutsk, Rivne, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi.  The trolleybus systems of this region have been developed in similar circumstances as the past. The radial planning of network prevails here, which causes some inconveniences for exploitations. Trolleybus lines in these cities have lengths of 64 to 119 kilometers, but in the future, their development will last mainly in the inhabited microregions. In most cities, 8-10 trolleybus routes that cover main transport highways functioned. In each city, there are 48 to 89 operating trolleybuses, mainly imported products (majority - Czech Skoda).  In recent years, massive amounts of used machines from the countries of the EU were bought. The rolling stock of the systems of trolleybuses in big cities of West of Ukraine is exhaust, and middle age machines hesitates from 20 to 28 years. The article analyzes the determinants of the trolleybus network development. The author characterizes the rolling stocks in each of the six cities which are under investigation. The main problem of the development of these systems is insufficient funding. The prospects of the development are related to the expansion of the network of connections, the purchase and modernization of trolleybus rolling stock and the introduction of modern technological solutions.
VL - 2017
IS - 20 (2)
PY - 2017
SN - 1426-5915
C1 - 2543-859X
SP - 19
EP - 30
DO - 10.4467/2543859XPKG.17.008.7390
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/pkgkptg/article/wspolczesne-tendencje-rozwoju-komunikacji-trolejbusowej-w-duzych-miastach-zachodniej-ukrainy
KW - city
KW - trolleybus
KW - trolleybus transport
KW - trolleybus network
KW - western region of Ukraine