Patent ID: 8807043

Claim:
A track that supports suspended vehicles in a transportation system, comprising: a first track member ( 1 ) having an upper set of first and second wheel running surfaces ( 16 , 17 ) facing each other in an inwards direction; a second track member ( 101 ) having a lower set of wheel running surfaces including: an upwards facing surface ( 101 a ), a first outwards directed surface ( 101 b ) on a lateral side of the second track member ( 101 ) and a second inwards directed surface ( 101 c ) on an opposite lateral side of the second track member ( 101 ); and said first track member and said second track member are spaced apart from each other and connected by means of ribs at regular distances along the track, wherein the first and second wheel running surfaces ( 16 , 17 ) are inner surfaces of first and second flanges of a downwards facing U-shaped beam and wherein a web of the U-shaped beam connecting the first and second flanges has a downwards directed drive wheel running surface ( 15 ) for receiving a drive wheel ( 57 ) of a bogie ( 40 ) travelling along the track, wherein the track has a layout which allows vehicles to select paths solely through the use of an on board switch mechanism, the on board switch mechanism being able to transfer torsional moments from the vehicle to the track at all times when negotiating switches.