▁of ▁the ▁C air ng orm ▁Mountain ▁Railway ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁C air n ▁G orm ▁Ski ▁Centre , ▁a ▁scheme ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁park ▁authority . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁bring ▁in ▁valuable ▁tour ist ▁income , ▁whilst ▁oppon ents ▁argued ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁development ▁was ▁un su itable ▁for ▁a ▁protected ▁area . ▁To ▁reduce ▁er os ion , ▁the ▁railway ▁oper ates ▁a ▁" closed ▁scheme " ▁and ▁only ▁allows ▁ski ers ▁( in ▁season ) ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁P t arm igan ▁station : ▁other ▁visitors ▁may ▁not ▁access ▁the ▁mountain ▁from ▁the ▁railway ▁unless ▁on ▁a ▁gu ided ▁walk . ▁ ▁The ▁C air ng orm ▁Mountain ▁Railway ▁fun icular ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁" due ▁to ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁concerns ", ▁or ▁" struct ural ▁problems " ▁according ▁to ▁reports ▁in ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁an ▁investigation ▁was ▁still ▁under way ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁modifications ▁would ▁be ▁" ach iev able ▁and ▁afford able ". ▁( The ▁same ▁situation ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 .) ▁This ▁railway ▁first ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁connect s ▁the ▁base ▁station ▁with ▁a ▁restaurant ▁on ▁C air n ▁G orm ▁mountain . ▁ ▁A vi em ore ▁is ▁a ▁busy ▁and ▁popular ▁hol iday ▁destination , ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁Glen more ▁Forest ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁C air n ▁G orm ▁Ski ▁Centre .