RAILSCOT | Cairngorm funicular: MSP calls for public inquiry into failures over troubled railway [Press and Journal]

Cairngorm funicular: MSP calls for public inquiry into failures over troubled railway [Press and Journal]

Date: 08/02/2021

A call has been made for an ^essential^ public inquiry to ^end the secrecy^ of the closure of the Cairngorm Mountain funicular.

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Cairngorm funicular: MSP calls for public inquiry into 'failures'

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Conservative MSP Edward Mountain is campaigning for a robust public inquiry into the operation of the Cairngorm funicular.

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01/11/2020	Contractors gearing up to start repair of the Cairngorm funicular [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
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13/10/2020	Jim Crumley: Lifeline £20m railway pledge is a slippery slope for Cairngorms ecology [The Courier]
12/10/2020	Balfour Beatty to reinstate Cairn Gorm railway [The Construction Index]
09/10/2020	Go-ahead is given for the repair of Cairngorm funicular [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
09/10/2020	More than 20m to be invested in Cairngorms Mountain resort [BBC News]
09/10/2020	Strengthening Cairn Gorms future [Scottish Government]
01/10/2020	Cairngorm funicular: Negotiations at advanced stage on work to get railway operational [Press and Journal]
30/09/2020	If the business case for fixing Cairngorm's funicular stands up to scrutiny, let's scrutinise it [Scotsman]
25/09/2020	Decision on future of 20m Cairngorm funicular is expected soon [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
22/09/2020	Outdoor groups call for more openness on Cairn Gorm ski centre plans [Grough]
20/07/2020	Business case for repairing Cairngorm funicular to be submitted soon [Strathspey Herald]
18/06/2020	Cost of Cairngorm funicular repairs could run to £15m [BBC News]
21/05/2020	Planners recommend approval of repair work to £20m Cairngorm funicular [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
16/04/2020	First responses to Cairngorm funicular repair plans start to arrive [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
03/04/2020	Extensive repair plan revealed for the Cairngorm funicular [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
13/03/2020	Cairngorm campaigners dismay as planning application lodged to repair the funicular [Press and Journal]
12/03/2020	Planning application for Cairngorm funicular repairs [BBC News]
24/01/2020	Groundwork being laid for repair of Cairngorm funicular [Strathspey and Badenoch Herald]
11/12/2019	The life and times of two very different mountain railways [Railway Technology]
21/11/2019	Condition of Cairngorm railway 'disappointing' for its age [BBC News]
02/10/2019	Cost of mountain railway demolition 'more than £13m' [BBC News]
30/08/2019	'Tough decisions' on Cairngorms funicular's future [BBC News]
28/08/2019	Cairngorms funicular repairs next summer 'at earliest' [BBC News]
17/08/2019	Funicular work to finally begin in May - operators reveal - as new attraction launches [Press and Journal]
05/08/2019	HIE seeks project manager to take charge of stricken Cairngorm funicular railway [Press and Journal]
31/07/2019	Fixing Cairngorm funicular railway 'cheaper' option [BBC News]
03/07/2019	Cairngorm funicular could be shut until summer 2020 [BBC News]
16/05/2019	Cairngorm funicular report held up over potential legal acion [Press and Journal]
29/01/2019	Cairngorm funicular railway to stay closed for months [BBC News]
21/12/2018	'More here than just a train' [BBC News]
14/12/2018	HIE takes control of CairnGorm Mountain [BBC News]
29/11/2018	Cairngorm funicular company placed into administration [BBC News]
21/11/2018	Report on Cairngorms funicular railway structural problems delayed [BBC News]
31/10/2018	Cairngorms funicular could remain shut for ski season [BBC News]
03/10/2018	Cairngorm funicular railway safety probe to last at least a month [Press and Journal]
01/10/2018	CairnGorm Mountain railway closed for 'several weeks' [BBC News]
01/06/2018	Cairngorm funicular to close for one month [Strathspey Herald]
15/03/2018	Drifting snow shuts Cairngorms' funicular railway tunnel [BBC News]
14/02/2014	Operator chosen for Cairngorms funicular railway [Scotsman]
15/05/2013	Cairngorm funicular railway walks plan talks [Scotsman]
04/03/2013	New operator sought for CairnGorm Mountain ski centre [BBC]
06/07/2010	Cairngorm railway walkers trial [BBC News]
02/03/2010	Cairngorms funicular costs criticised [BBC News]
09/12/2009	Mountain railway to get more cash [BBC News Article]
02/12/2009	MSPs hear funicular rail evidence [BBC News Article]
04/11/2009	MSPs to consider funicular report [BBC News Article]
10/11/2008	Auditor to probe railway funding [BBC News Article]
30/05/2007	Cairngorms sale on hold [Scotsman]
02/07/2005	Train stop is mountain of trouble [Scotsman]
13/02/2004	Cairngorm Mountain Railway: £5M over budget? [The Economist]
07/06/2002	Cairngorm Mountain Railway opened [Railscot]
23/12/1999	Firm wins mountain rail contracts lift [BBC News]

Cairngorm funicular: MSP calls for public inquiry into failures over troubled railway [Press and Journal]

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