Work to begin on Cliff Railway repairs that will finally see the attraction re-open
Work to complete repairs of a retaining wall that will allow Bridgnorth Cliff Railway to begin operating again, are to begin on Thursday.
The damaged wall saw the funicular train close in December over health and safety fears.
In May this year, one section of the damaged wall was repaired, but repairs to a further section have been delayed due to problem with the documentation.
Last week, owner of the Cliff Railway, Malvern Tipping, finally returned the documents to approve approval the works, and now the town council has said that the work will begin on Thursday.
Clare Turner, Bridgnorth town clerk said: "From Thursday, the site will be reinstated, so the scaffolding will be checked and Castle Walk will be closed to the public. Work will commence after that."
She added that repair works are expected to take six weeks to complete, and once finished, Bridgnorth Cliff Railway will be free to reopen.
Mr Tipping, who had to make most of his staff redundant following the closure, said they were "much relieved" that the works will be getting underway.
He said: "Once we have been advised of when the Town Council’s contractors are expected to complete their works and remove their scaffolding from the tracks, we can start looking to recruit and re-engage staff.
"Once staff have been recruited, and we are able to runs the cars the full length of the tracks, we can commence full staff training."
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