The former railway was built as a funicular system, linking points along a very steep slope and using two pairs of trains on two tracks to steady itself. It was built in 1893 and lasted 41 years ...

The Cairngorm funicular near Aviemore, was closed for four years from September 2018 due to structural issues with the track.

The Cairngorm mountain funicular is to reopen to the public on Thursday - four years after it was closed due to structural concerns. The UK's highest railway was taken out of action in September 2018.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which owns the funicular and the snowsports centre it serves, said work to reinstate the railway had reached the final stages. The Scottish government ...