Patent ID: 7823512

Claim:
A monorail bogie for supporting a monorail car travelling over a monorail track, the monorail track having a running surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, said monorail bogie comprising: a body portion having a front portion and a rear portion; at least one load-bearing wheel for running along the running surface of the monorail track, the at least one load-bearing wheel being positioned substantially centrally between said front portion and said rear portion; an inboard pair of guide wheels located in proximity to said front portion of said body portion, each guide wheel of said inboard pair of guide wheels being positioned to make contact with a respective one of the first and second side surfaces of the monorail track; an outboard pair of guide wheels located in proximity to said rear portion of said body portion, each guide wheel of said outboard pair of guide wheels being positioned to make contact with a respective one of the first and second side surfaces of the monorail track; at least one stabilizing wheel situated co-axially with each one of said inboard pair of guide wheels.