Transporter comprising an endless belt and a method for transporting material from a first to a second location

A transporter for transporting material between at least one loading station and at least one unloading station, comprising:

• an endless belt having sides and which is at least partially in cross section substantially U-shaped;
• guiding means formed by at least one runner and at least one rail for guiding the belt between the at least one unloading station and the at least one loading station;
• driving means which drive transmission means which in turn transmit drive energy to the belt;
• and
• suspending means formed by at least one holder associated with the runner for suspending the belt from the guiding means, wherein the transmission means are associated with the transporter to depend under the guiding means, wherein said transmission means have an axis of rotation substantially parallel to a vertical axis bisecting the U-shaped cross section of the belt, and wherein the belt is suspended from the suspending means such that the sides of the belt in section are substantially parallel to the vertical axis bisecting the U-shaped cross section of the belt.