A transportation system includes a track structure 2 supporting at least two substantially parallel tracks along each of which cars 8 may travel. The track structure has at least two rotatably connected sections enabling the two sections to be rotated relative to one another so that a track of one section may be aligned with either track of the other section enabling a car to be transferred from one track to the other. The cars may be fitted with a permanent magnet synchronous motor driving a lantern pinion engaged with a rack on the track structure. Alternatively the cars and the track structure may comprise respective parts of a linear motor. The transportation system is suitable for installation in buildings.
