Embodiments related to a rail system for use with a personal rapid transit system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a railway may include a first rail configured to engage and support a bogie of a vehicle and a lift rail may be configured to engage and support the bogie of the vehicle. The lift rail, which may be a lift arm including a short section of rail that is attached at one end to a lift, may be configured to change a position of the lift rail to transition the vehicle between different desired positions. In another embodiment, a railway may include a first pair of main rails intersecting a second pair of main rails, where the second pair of main rails are divided by the first pair of main rails and a portion of the second pair of main rails are configured to hold one or more stationary vehicles.


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    Title :

    RAILWAYS AND LIFTS FOR PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-07-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B61B RAILWAY SYSTEMS , Eisenbahnanlagen / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC



    RAILWAYS AND LIFTS FOR PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS

    STANLEY MICHAEL | European Patent Office | 2021

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