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Written Question · S1W-17976 · Session 1

Whether it will make representations to Railtrack, or any other body, to ensure that the Cairn Gorm funicular railway is subjected to safet…

Answered Asked by Mike Rumbles LD Lodged 6 Sep 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Railtrack, or any other body, to ensure that the Cairn Gorm funicular railway is subjected to safety checks on the condition of the rails; what safety checks have been made to date, and whether any relevant safety recommendations made in the report into the Kaprun funicular disaster in Austria will be implemented on the Cairn Gorm funicular railway prior to it opening for public use.

The answer

Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 Sep 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

This is an operational matter for Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-17976 by reference.