Cairngorm funicular could be shut until summer 2020 [BBC News]





Date: 03/07/2019

The Cairngorm funicular will remain out of service this coming winter, its owners Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has said.
The UK^s highest railway has been out of action since October last year due to structural problems.
HIE, which also owns the Cairngorm Mountain ski centre, near Aviemore, said repairs will not be possible until spring or summer next year.
It said piers, beams and foundations all require to be strengthened.


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The Cairngorm funicular, the UK's highest railway, has been out of action since September last year.

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