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BBC News
6 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
In pictures: June snow dusts Scotland's highest mountain tops
Snow has dusted the tops of some of Scotland's highest hills and summer started on Sunday, but cold air from the north has brought some chilly Scotland weather presenter Judith Ralston said: "Snow on the hills of Scotland is not unusual in early June."The colder air has come down from Iceland and, with the strength of wind, it reached Scotland before getting much time to warm up." The cool conditions are expected to continue for the next few days, but the forecast is for the high winds to ease and fewer showers from of Scotland's mountains, including the Cairngorms, had snowfall around this time last 2010, more than 100 skiers took advantage of ski tows being open at the Cairngorm Mountain resort near Aviemore for the first time in at this time of year people were able to ski in the Cairngorms, however, they had to trek to where the snow temporary rope tows were provided over two Mountain, along with Scotland's other mountain ski centres, had benefited from lengthy periods of freezing conditions over the winter.
Times
23-05-2025
- Times
Cairngorm funicular to shut for maintenance months after relaunch
The UK's highest railway is to be shut for repairs just a few months after being reopened. The troubled Cairngorm funicular has lain dormant for much of the past seven years after structural problems were uncovered in 2018. The initial closure ran from October 2018 until January 2023 and involved a £25 million programme of improvements. But it was again brought to a standstill in August 2023 after snagging issues and only started running again at the end of February this year. Now it will be shut from May 12 as part of an annual maintenance programme and is expected to begin operating again on June 2. Engineers from Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland), the state-owned operator, will carry out gearbox repairs, rail grinding and undercarriage
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Cairngorm funicular railway to shut for maintenance
The UK's highest railway - which reopened in February after extensive repair work - is closing again for essential annual maintenance. Site operators, Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd, have confirmed the funicular near Aviemore will be out of service for three weeks from 12 May so that inspections and repairs can be carried out. Balfour Beatty, working for estate owner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), will use the closure to complete a programme of remediation works on the railway viaduct. HIE said in a statement that maintenance had been brought forward from November to minimise inconvenience to visitors. The resort will remain open seven days a week while the railway is unavailable. Opened in 2001 at a cost of £19.5m, the railway connects a base station with a restaurant and a ski area 1,097m (3,599ft) up Cairn Gorm - the UK's sixth highest mountain. Repairs and strengthening work began in April 2021 following the railway's closure in late 2018. However, the Covid pandemic, a shortage of materials and bad weather led to rising costs, delaying an earlier reopening. The complex civil engineering project involved thousands of lifts by helicopter to deliver 800 tonnes of concrete to the site. Bearings and other components were also replaced. Engineers had to avoid damaging deep peat. Boulders - which were removed to allow access to the railway - were put back in place with their lichen-covered surfaces the right way up. The railway reopened to the public in January 2023 following £25m of repairs before it was closed again in August that year due to snagging issues. The railway returned to service in February this year. HIE has said upcoming planned annual maintenance works include rail grinding, gearbox repairs, undercarriage lubrication, and testing and inspection of the rail welds. Cairngorm funicular reopens after lengthy closure
BBC News
02-05-2025
- BBC News
Cairngorm funicular railway to close for maintenance
The UK's highest railway - which reopened in February after extensive repair work - is closing again for essential annual operators, Cairngorm Mountain (Scotland) Ltd, have confirmed the funicular near Aviemore will be out of service for three weeks from 12 May so that inspections and repairs can be carried out. Balfour Beatty, working for estate owner Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), will use the closure to complete a programme of remediation works on the railway said in a statement that maintenance had been brought forward from November to minimise inconvenience to visitors. The resort will remain open seven days a week while the railway is unavailable. Railway timeline Opened in 2001 at a cost of £19.5m, the railway connects a base station with a restaurant and a ski area 1,097m (3,599ft) up Cairn Gorm - the UK's sixth highest and strengthening work began in April 2021 following the railway's closure in late the Covid pandemic, a shortage of materials and bad weather led to rising costs, delaying an earlier complex civil engineering project involved thousands of lifts by helicopter to deliver 800 tonnes of concrete to the and other components were also had to avoid damaging deep peat. Boulders - which were removed to allow access to the railway - were put back in place with their lichen-covered surfaces the right way up. The railway reopened to the public in January 2023 following £25m of repairs before it was closed again in August that year due to snagging railway returned to service in February this has said upcoming planned annual maintenance works include rail grinding, gearbox repairs, undercarriage lubrication, and testing and inspection of the rail welds.
