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=== Reinstatement and closure=== On 14 October 2020, the Scottish Government announced more than Β£16m would be spent on the reinstatement of the funicular railway as part of a Β£20m project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/2554462/popular-cairngorm-funicular-to-be-reinstated-after-20million-funding-boost/ |title=Popular Cairngorm funicular to be reinstated after Β£20million funding boost |work=The Press and Journal |first1=Stan |last1=Arnaud |first2=Alistair |last2=Munro|date=9 October 2020|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> The programme of engineering works commenced in early November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/work-begins-to-reinstate-cairngorm-funicular |title=Work begins to reinstate Cairngorm funicular |date=3 November 2020|work=Scottish Construction Now |access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> The works were completed late in 2022 and the railway resumed on 26 January 2023. It was closed again on 25 August 2023, when scarf joints installed during the remedial works were found to be out of tolerance.The railway again opened to the public on 27 February 2025, before shutting again less than three months later, from 12 May 2025 to 2 June 2025, for three weeks maintenance work which included work on the concrete viaduct. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/no-timescale-for-cairngorm-funicular-to-become-operational-again-due-to-complex-repairs-23-02-2024/ | title=No timescale for Cairngorm funicular to become operational again due to 'complex' repairs | date=23 February 2024 }} </ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hie.co.uk/latest-news/2024/april/15/update-on-cairngorm-funicular-remedial-works/ | title=Update on Cairngorm funicular remedial works }} </ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=Cairngorm funicular railway to close for maintenance |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6dz738215o |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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