Development of Tram Traffic in the Post-War Recovery Period on the Territory of the RSFSR (Using the Example of the City of Lipetsk)

Abstract

Relevance. Currently, electric transport is undergoing great development in the Russian Federation. A whole range of investment programs from the state is aimed at both updating and reconstructing tram traffic, the material base of which has no longer met the requirements in the field of transport services for the population, and at restoring communication systems damaged as a result of the hostilities that unfolded in the Donbass. In this regard, the experience achieved by the Soviet country in the post-war recovery period is of exceptional importance. At that time, tram enterprises were not only restored, but also emerged in large industrial centers to provide stable transportation.Purpose: to characterize the process of establishing tram traffic in Lipetsk, the last of the cities in the Central Black Earth Region to receive this type of electric transport.Objectives: based on the study of archival sources, analyze projects for organizing tram traffic in the city of Lipetsk, find out the role of government agencies in the formation and development of tram infrastructure.Methodology. When writing the work, the author relied on the fundamental principles of historical science (historicism and objectivity), as well as on a number of specific historical and general scientific methods (analytical, comparative historical).Results. Based on a multidimensional analysis of archival sources, it was possible to trace the main stages and trends in the formation of the Lipetsk tram in 1945–1950 in the initial period of its development, when the tram was the main type of urban transport.Conclusion. As a result of the study, we can conclude that during the post-war restoration of the national economy of the RSFSR, the tram as a type of public transport achieved not only the restoration of the indicators of the pre-war period, but also appeared in new cities that needed stable transport services.