Abstract: A unit for transporting at least one passenger has at least one first rail line with at least one vehicle that is travelable and guided on the at least one rail line, and located on the at least one rail line. The vehicle and the at least one first rail line are actively connected by a drive device, with the drive device being configured as an electric linear motor. The at least one vehicle has a control for influencing the speed of the at least one vehicle on the at least one first rail line. The first control a manually operable as a passenger control by at least one passenger in the vehicle.

Abstract: A backward motion stop for a car to be pulled up in a guiding device is provided and consists of a catch lever engaging in a catch rail such that it operates noiselessly. For this purpose, an induction strut is laid parallel to the catch rail and the catch lever is equipped with a magnet interacting with the induction strut so that a linear eddy current brake is formed, which exercises a slight braking force counteracting the upward motion of the car upon the catch lever, which, because of the torque linked therewith, is moved out of the catch rail, so that it essentially floats over the catch rail.

Abstract: A recreational apparatus has, on a trough-shaped runway, a car which is driven by an electric motor and which is supplied with electric power by way of a trolley from a contact wire. The front axle of the car is designed so as to be self-steering so that the car finds its way on the runway through an interaction of the speed-dependent centrifugal force and the gravitational force acting on said car due to the inclined position of the car.