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A suspended railway has a track hung via a plurality of hangers from a suspension cable which is supported at intervals at the tops of towers. A beam is provided at each of these towers which bows the track when unloaded downwardly at the tower. A saddle is furthermore provided at the top of each of

A suspended railway has a track hung via a plurality of hangers from a suspension cable which is supported at intervals at the tops of towers. A beam is provided at each of these towers which bows the track when unloaded downwardly at the tower. A saddle is furthermore provided at the top of each of the towers and has an upwardly open seat receiving and supporting the suspension cable. This seat has a length measured parallel to the length of the beam which is equal to at least one-third of the length of the beam. Furthermore the seat has a central portion with a larger radius of curvature than its flanking end portions. The saddle is carried on rollers for rolling in a horizontal direction parallel to the suspension cables, and can even twist about a vertical axis perpendicular to this horizontal axis.

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In a suspended railway having a tower; a suspension cable supported at the top of said tower and lying generally at said tower in a vertical plane; and a track hung from said suspension cable and lying generally in said plane thereof, the improvements comprising: a beam at said tower above said trac

In a suspended railway having a tower; a suspension cable supported at the top of said tower and lying generally at said tower in a vertical plane; and a track hung from said suspension cable and lying generally in said plane thereof, the improvements comprising: a beam at said tower above said track and below said cable and positioned to bow said track when unloaded downwardly at said tower; a saddle at said top of said tower having an upper surface forming an upwardly open seat receiving and supporting said suspension cable, having a length in said plane equal to at least one-third of the length of said beam in said plane, having a central upwardly convex cable-engaging section of a predetermined relatively large radius of curvature, and having a pair of upwardly convex end cable-engaging sections flanking said central section and of predetermined relatively small radii of curvature; means on said tower for limited horizontal displacement of said saddle in said plane relative to said tower; and means for limited pivoting of said saddle on said tower about an upright axis generally in said plane.