The owner of the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has accused the town council and its contractor of 'dragging their feet' over repairs to a wall that has left the attraction shut since last year.
Malvern Tipping with Cliff Railway engineer Barry Evans inspecting the retaining wall
Malvern Tipping, who runs the funicular train that was closed in December over health and safety concerns, says he now fears for the summer season due to the lengthy delays. Last month, Bridgnorth Town Council announced it had finished initial repairs to the damaged retaining wall that closed the Cliff Railway in December.
The May 24 announcement outlined a new raft of repairs further along the wall to ensure its safety - work that it said would take around six weeks.He said:"Since I had been given to believe that the Town Council had authorised the commencement of work to the second section of the retaining wall, I had expected to seek contractors making a start, especially as the council had stated to the press that it had anticipated having that work completed within six weeks.
"Unfortunately, when I visited, no start had been made. Yet again, the Town Council or its agents have dragged their feet over this matter.When the Cliff Railway was closed before Christmas, which saw 14 of its 16 staff made redundant, it had been hoped the attraction would be up and running again by Easter.
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