RAILSCOT | Planning application for Cairngorm funicular repairs [BBC News]

Planning application for Cairngorm funicular repairs [BBC News]

Date: 12/03/2020

A planning application has been submitted for repairs to the UK^s highest railway. The Cairngorm funicular has been closed since September 2018 due to structural problems. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which owns the mountain railway, said a final cost and timescale for the repairs had still be calculated.

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The UK's highest railway has been out of action due to structural problems since September 2018.

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A landowner will have to restore his controversial vehicle track in scenic Glen Clova, Cairngorms National Park after a decision by the Scottish Government.

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Way to go. Looking out from the base station of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway in September 2012.
Location: Base Station
Company: Cairngorm Mountain Railway
17/09/2012 Peter Todd

Ascending Cairngorm Mountain Railway car, seen from the descending car at the mid-way passing point on 24th February 2018.
Location: Shieling Station
Company: Cairngorm Mountain Railway
24/02/2018 David Bosher

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Planning application for Cairngorm funicular repairs [BBC News]

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