Monorail vehicle apparatus with gravity-augmented contact load

A method for augmenting normal load by the placement of a center of gravity in a monorail vehicle traveling along a rail having a bearing surface and a contact surface, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) mounting said monorail vehicle on said rail by a structure such that a pivot location is defined against said bearing surface;
• b) providing said monorail vehicle with a first assembly for engaging said rail at said pivot location;
• c) providing said monorail vehicle with a second assembly for engaging said rail on said contact surface to produce a contact force at a constraint point having a front longitudinal offset rfl from said pivot location;
• d) placing said center of gravity of said monorail vehicle at a rear longitudinal offset rrl from said pivot location;
• whereby said rear longitudinal offset rrl produces a moment Nap about said pivot location thereby augmenting normal load at said pivot location and at said constraint point beyond a standard normal load generated by the mass of said monorail vehicle.