Foundation repairs start on Scotland's only funicular railway

摘要

Balfour Beatty has started foundation repairs on the 2km Cairngorm funicular railway, which has been closed since 2018. Operators plan to reopen the railway after a detailed options appraisal that also considered replacing it with alternative infrastructure or removing it entirely at a cost of £17M. In 2018 consultant Cowi led an investigation into the railway after inspectors raised safety concerns. The inspectors concluded that the structure did not present an immediate danger to the public.