FURTHER work is required on the project to reopen the Cairngorm Mountain funicular railway, Highlands and Island Enterprise (HIE) has said.
Balfour Beatty was appointed in early 2024 to undertake remediation works on the funicular railway, with a prime focus on the hundreds of scarf joints linking beams and piers along the 1.8km viaduct.
The contractor has completed the extensive remediation programme to strengthen the viaduct, which was hoped to see it reopened last month. However, detailed inspections have shown that further work is required in some areas.
HIE, owner of the Cairngorm Estate, and the contractor and consultants, will review the scope and nature of the outstanding works this month, with a view to bringing the funicular back as ‘early as possible’ this year.
Once the remediation works have been concluded, a series of mechanical safety testing, trial runs and staff training will follow. At the same time, HIE will maintain ongoing dialogue with the Health and Safety Executive.
