Patent ID: 7721656

Claim:
A monorail vehicle comprising a cabin for housing a driver, passengers and/or load and comprising at least one driving assembly, the at least one driving assembly adapted for running within a guiding duct on the ground, the cabin being connected to the at least one driving assembly ( 6 , 7 ) by means of an elongated elevation structure ( 4 ), said vehicle further comprising means for actuating the elevation structure ( 4 ) to vary and stably maintain a raised elevation of the cabin ( 2 ) in a controlled manner with respect to the ground during travel of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving or stopped for embarking/disembarking passengers, wherein the means for actuating the elevation structure selectively vary and selectively maintain elevation of the cabin during travel of the vehicle and also during passenger embarking/disembarking conditions; wherein, the raised elevation is a level that creates a clear vertical space, between the cabin and the driving assembly, to allow the bottom of the cabin and the top of the driving assembly to respectively stay clear of the top and bottom of a vehicle adjacent to the monorail vehicle.