Historical aspects of construction and operation of train ferry routes

• Published in: History of science and technology
• Main Authors: Oleksij Fomin, Alyona Lovska, Anatolii Horban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian; Ukrainian
• Published: State University of Infrastructure and Technologies 2021
• Subjects: train ferry; combined transportation; combined transport; marine transportation; rail ferry route; History (General) and history of Europe; D; Science (General); Q1-390; Pereprava; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.32703/2415-7422-2021-11-2-351-382; https://doaj.org/article/fceb49322bbd43bb9112c967a89e7be8

Sustainable development of the transport industry can be provided through the introduction of combined transport systems. And one of the most promising ones is the train ferry transport system which combines railway and marine transport facilities. The article deals with the analysis and systematization of the data on the historical development of train ferry routes and describes the background for the construction of train ferry routes and their advantages over other combined transport types. It also deals with the basic features of the train ferries operating on the main international train ferry routes. The study is concerned with both sea routes and routes across rivers and lakes. The article shows the role of train ferry routes in the improvement of a national economy, and in the provision of the military defense, as it was described by Vinogradov at the example of Saratovskaya Pereprava (route) and by Karakashly and Shklyaruk at the example of the lighter Ishimbay which was loaded from the side. The authors have analyzed the development of the train ferry routes serviced by the ice-breaking train ferries Baikal across Lake Baikal, and the ferries Sakhalin linked mainland Russia and Sakhalin Island. The article deals with the peculiarities of transportation by trains ferries in the USA, Japan, Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Germany, Lithuania, and some other countries, and presents the analysis of the operational features of Ukrainian train ferries which connect Ukraine with Bulgaria, Georgia, and Turkey. Besides, the article describes some peculiarities of the loading and transportation of passenger trains by train ferries. The study deals with structural peculiarities, and processing technology used for modern train ferries operating across the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Baltic Sea. The research is based on the analysis of works by Egorov (the Marine Engineering Bureau, Ukraine). The research emphasizes the importance of train ferry transportation for the sustainable development of national economies ...