Transport of objects having different formats

A device for transporting objects along a transport path, comprising:

• at least one guide track;
• first movement devices and second movement devices for transporting the objects, wherein the first movement devices and the second movement devices are guided and individually drivable along the at least one guide track alternately one behind the other;
• and
• a control unit which is configured to operate the device in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode, wherein:
• in the first operating mode and in the second operating mode the objects are transported in each case by pairs which are formed in each case from one of the first movement devices and one of the second movement devices,
• in the first operating mode, the pairs are formed such that the first movement device is positioned in a direction of the transport path upstream of the second movement device of the respective pair, and
• in the second operating mode, the pairs are formed such that the second movement device is positioned in the direction of the transport path upstream of the first movement device of the respective pair,
• the first movement devices and the second movement devices in each case have a first support portion oriented in the direction of the transport path, and a second support portion oriented opposing the direction of the transport path, for supporting the objects during transport, and
• the first support portions of the first movement devices, the second support portions of the first movement devices, the first support portions of the second movement devices and the second support portions of the second movement devices are designed structurally the same.