r-- MAKPOEKOHOMIKA: ISSN 2226-3780 ~03BHTOK RPOllYKTHBHHX CHJI I PEriDHAJIIoHA EKOHOMIKA UDC 338.48 (477) DOl: 10.15587/2312-8372.2017.98335 Bobyl V., DEFINITION OF PRINCIPLES OF Marlseniuk L., Hnennyi 0., TOURIST TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION Bozhok N. ON NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAYS 3anponOJwearta Kllacu¢i1ca~iH BY3bKOKOJliurtux mpartcrfyepie ma mypucmu1f.rtux noJopoJICeu 3alleJICrto eiJ npu3rta1f.ertrta noi33Ku, euJy pyxo.Mow CKJlaJy, mep.Mirty noi.33Ku ma peziortie o6cllyweyeartrta, aKa Jo380llUmb 3a33aJleziJb nllartyeamu rteo6xi3rty KillbKicmb mypucmu1f.rtow pyxo.Mozo CKJlaJy. Bu3rta1f.erto npurt~unu ma Kll101f.oei rfyaKmopu, RKi enJluea10mb rta po3eumoK mypucmu1f.rtux nepeee3ertb no BY3bKU.M KOlliR.M. Bu3rta1f.erto npomo3rti noKmrtuKu mypucmu1f.rtozo nomoKy y 3aKapnamcbKO.MY p eziorti ma o1f.i ­ Kyeartuu pi1f.rtuu JoxiJ eiJ mypucmu1f.rtUX nepeee3ertb, RKi 6yJymb opzarti3oearti no BY3bKU.M KolliR.M. Kmo"loBi cnoaa: BY3bKOKolliiirta 3aJli3rtu~a, mpartcrfyeprti nepeee3ertrta, mypucmu1f.rti nepeee3ertrta, mypucmu1f.rti noJopoJICi, 3aJli3rtU1f.rtuu mpartcnopm, mypucmu1f.rtuu .Mapwpym. 1 . Introduction Mettupalayam and Udahanadalam. The travel takes 5 hours when going up and 3 hours when going down. Almost The railway excursions on the narrow gauges are very 46 kilometers of the railway pass through 208 turns, 16 tun­ popular in the world [1]. Among the successful railway nels and 250 bridges. tourist transportations are the following examples. Another famous narrow-gauge railway in the world For example, in India operates a narrow gauge mountain is the one, on which passes the tourist train «Bernina railway Nilgiri with a length 46 kilometers, connecting Express i> , the route Chur (Switzerland) - Tirano (Italy). c::: 22 TEXHOJIDri'IHHii AY.Q,HT TA PE3EPBH BHPOBHHUTBA - N! 2/ 5(34], 2017, © Baby! V., Martseniuk L., Hnennyi D., Bazhak N. ISSN 2226-3780 MacroeconoMics: DevelopMent of proDuctive forces anD regional econoMy Four-hour journey will bring great pleasure to the pas- sengers and revenues from tourist transportations on the sengers, because at the distance of 127 km they face a big certain routes. height difference. The railway between Thailand and Burma or «Death 4. Research of existing solutions Railway», which was built during the Second World War, of the problem is very popular among tourists. More than 100 000 people died during construction of this railway. The length of A lot of scientists deal with the problems and pros- the route is 415 km. The train when driving is almost pects of development of railway transport and tourism pressed against the cliffs and crosses a few shaky wooden in Ukraine, but only a limited number of publications is bridges. Tourists will get an unforgettable experience du- dedicated to the topic of railway tourism in Ukraine. As ring the passage across the bridge over the river Kwai. for the publications related to the passenger transporta- In Serbia one offers for tourists twice a day train tions by narrow-gauge railways of Ukraine, they hardly travel «Nostalgia» at the 13-kilometer narrow-gauge railway exist. Therefore, investigations in this area are very impor- between the stations Mokra Gora and Sharhan Vitas. Du- tant, because transportation is an integral part of tourist ring a 30-minute trip tourists will pass through 20 tunnels. travel, and it is the railway transport that is the most In the USA operates the Georgetown railway, nar - convenient in terms of service and affordable in terms row gauge line only 7.2 km long ascends an elevation of the ticket price. of 200 meters above the sea level. More than a century The work [2] proposes a methodical approach to de- it is a very popular tourist attraction. Classic train with termining the feasibility and competitiveness of railway old-fashioned cars powered by steam locomotive trac- travels in different directions. It is based on the definition tion carries passengers, gradually climbing the bridge of and use of saturation coefficients of the direction, the 30 meters height. tour attractiveness and efficient tourist cost and makes In Hungary there are narrow-gauge railways in cities possible the organization of more competitive railway Palhaza, Miskolc, Nyiregyhaza. Narrow-gauge network in travels, as compared to the others. In addition, the work Hungary is 380 kilometers. They pass through the mountains determines the factors of competitiveness of the tou rist and valleys opening to tourists picturesque landscapes. travels, which take into account the peculiarities of rail- The biggest narrow-gauge railway network is in Japan. way tourism organization influencing the needs satisfac- Actually, it is a narrow gauge (1067 mm, the so-called Cape tion of potential customers through emphasizing the most gauge) is the standard here. Thus, it does not work one important factors. of the main disadvantages of the narrow-gauge railways. As a result of the analysis of passenger transporta- However, the narrow gauge still restricts the speed of tion volumes in Ukraine, the author comes to a conclu- trains that is why the high-speed lines Shinkansen have sion that in connection with the decline in transportation the standard gauge (1435 mm). volumes «Ukrzaliznytsia» has available rolling stock, using In Argentina the most famous among the tourists is which it would be possible to organize the railway travels. the so-called «Train to the Clouds», which overcomes the But we do not think so, because for organization of railway 940 kilometers across the Andes, connecting Chile with tourism one needs a modern rolling stock, which corresponds Argentina. During the travel the train passes 29 bridges, to the European requirements. 21 tunnels and 13 viaducts. At this the train climbs high in The work [3] proposes to introduce the development the mountains to a height of 4220 meters above sea level. of railway tourism on the basis of clustering. The authors believe that the development of railway tourism in Ukraine 2. The object of research and its is impossible without diversification of railway transport technological audit into adjacent industry – tourism. The authors propose to conduct diversification by creating the transport and In Ukraine operate only four narrow-gauge railways, tourism cluster, which will be headed by the Ministry of located in Transcarpathia region. Restoration of the nar- Infrastructure. At the same time, it is proposed to conduct row-gauge railways in Ukraine can be a momentum for the passenger diversification of the economy in the three attracting investments into potentially attractive type of stages: at first to determine the cluster members, then business, because in the developed world countries the to combine associative partnerships into the joint stock railway tourist transportations bring stable income to the companies and at the final stage to make the organization owners of railways. Attracting additional funds will help of holding companies. to renew rolling stock and railway infrastructure, since The author of the work [4] also insists on the diver- today, in terms of services provided to passengers, railway sification of railway transport. Particularly, in the field transport does not meet the European requirements. of passenger transportations he proposes to expand the range of services at the stations in order to make profit. 3. The aim and objectives of research He draws attention to the fact that Ukraine still does not have sufficient theoretical and practical experience for The aim of the research: to determine the principles of successful diversification of railway transport enterprises. the tourist routes organization on narrow gauges. The author emphasizes the fact that firstly it is necessary To achieve the aim, the authors have determined the to determine the strategic goal of railway transport opera- following tasks: tion, and then to develop the criteria for diversification, 1. To determine the factors that plays the main role for based on the positive experience of foreign companies. the development of tourist traffic on the narrow gauges. We think that the main thing lacking in our country in 2. To develop a methodological approach that is based the context of development of domestic and inbound tourism on the principle of determining the actual number of pas- and railway tourism in particular, is the lack of available Technology audiT and producTion reserves — № 2/5(34), 2017 23 МакроеконоМіка: ISSN 2226-3780 розвиток продуктивних сил і регіональна еконоМіка funds to upgrade rolling stock and infrastructure and low emphasize the fact, that when comparing the pleasure of investor confidence in connection with unstable political tourists from the same excursion or trip, the one who paid and economic situation in country. less is more pleased. Because the more paid tourist, the The work [5] determines the prospects of railway greater are his expectations in terms of fun and service, tourism development in Ukraine on the Transcarpathian and the expectations of the wealthy tourist, unfortunately, narrow-gauge lines. It was found that the facilities of are not always justified. track infrastructure, passenger infrastructure, rolling stock, Information flows that receive potential tourists from and auxiliary units involved in the functioning of nar- the Internet are the basic impulses to travel in a particular row gauge railway are in disrepair and need significant area. They analyze the information about the eight most upgrades and capital repair. popular European places to visit: London, Madrid, Athens, The