Patent ID: 6857374

Claim:
A vehicle bogie to which a passenger or freight holding structure is mounted, the vehicle bogie matable with a transportation system guideway having a central raised platform defining a running surface and at least one lateral side wall defining first and second lateral running surfaces, the vehicle bogie comprising: a support frame; at least one support wheel rotatably connected to the support frame about a first rotational axis, the support wheel adapted to contact the running surface of the central raised platform of the guideway for supporting the vehicle bogie on the guideway; at least one guide wheel rotatably connected to the support frame about a second rotational axis, the guide wheel spaced outward from the support wheel and disposed above the central raised platform so as to allow the guide wheel to pass thereover during use, the guide wheel being adapted to contact the first lateral running surface of the lateral sidewall; and at least one torsional support wheel rotatably connected to the support frame about a third rotational axis substantially parallel to the first rotational axis, the torsional support wheel adapted to contact the second lateral running surface of the lateral side wall.