New work has begun to prepare the Cairngorm funicular railway to return to service in the coming weeks after being closed for almost two years. Staff at Cairngorm Mountain have begun a series of maintenance activities on the electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems that govern the movement of the two funicular carriages up and down the 1.8km viaduct. Later this week, an engineer from Swiss funicular specialist Garaventa, who supplied and maintain the carriages and control system, will join t