PL
Stan komunikacji tramwajowej wg danych z 2004 roku: ogólna charakterystyka, rodzaje, typy i struktura wieku eksploatowanych tramwajów. Perspektywy rozwoju komunikacji tramwajowej: rozwój komunikacji tramwajowej w warunkach rozwijającej się motoryzacji, przewidywana modernizacja tramwajów, wymagania dotyczące nowych tramwajów, potrzeby zakupu nowego taboru.
EN
The study aims at presenting the general status of tramway transport in Polish cities with special emphasis on the issue of the tramway fleet operated at present and estimating the demand for tramway restoration by 2025. The paper presents an analysis of the inventory of tramways used in urban areas for public transport, divided by tramway varieties and types and manufacture time -as of late 2004. In order to make a comprehensive comparison - trends in tramway transport abroad are discussed in the face of developed individual car transport. In the final part of the study, an estimate of the needs for tramway restoration is presented against the background of the tramway transport role and economic and environmental benefits resulting from its existence in urban areas. At the same time, the paper presents requirements that modern tramways should meet to become competitive to intensely growing individual transport. The paper has been prepared basing on the open-access statistical data, materials of the Urban Transport Chamber of Commerce, data collected by the Department of Urban Transport at periodical technical tests of tramways and a number of publications.