Dr Malvern Tipping, who has run the railway in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, for 12 years, said the wall is the responsibility of the town council and he could not afford the likely costs.

The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has been forced to close, potentially until Easter, as a result of a "dangerous" deteriorating wall on a neighbouring council property.

A tender is going out to contractors to complete the final stage of securing the “longevity” of a repaired retaining wall that saw Bridgnorth Cliff Railway closed for more than a year.

The railway has been shut for over a year with the final bill to fix the retaining wall costing £750,000. Town clerk Clare Turner said the loan was "a little bit like a mortgage".

A tender is going out to contractors to complete the final stage of securing the “longevity” of a repaired retaining wall that saw Bridgnorth Cliff Railway closed for more than a year.

The railway has been shut for over a year with the final bill to fix the retaining wall costing £750,000. Town clerk Clare Turner said the loan was "a little bit like a mortgage".

A tender is going out to contractors to complete the final stage of securing the “longevity” of a repaired retaining wall that saw Bridgnorth Cliff Railway closed for more than a year. This weekend, ...