The third British victim of the Lisbon funicular crash has been named as Andrew David Kenneth Young, an 82-year-old transport enthusiast from Holyhead, North Wales. He was among 16 people who died when the Elevador da Glória derailed in central Lisbon on Wednesday.
Young, known as Dave, was raised in Auchterarder, Perthshire, and moved to Holyhead in 1980, where he worked as a customs officer. His family said his final moments were spent pursuing his lifelong hobby of visiting heritage railways and tramways around the world.
The crash also killed Kayleigh Smith, 36, a theatre director, and her partner Will Nelson, 44, a lecturer. Other victims included five Portuguese nationals, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss, and one Ukrainian. A further 21 people were injured, five seriously.
Portugal's Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations reported that the crash likely resulted from a cable failure connecting the funicular's two cabins. The cable gave way at the attachment point to the top cabin, causing a sudden loss of balancing force.
Lisbon's city council has tasked a team of experts, including technicians from Carris and university engineers, to design a new safety mechanism for the Glória funicular. The council has given the team final authority to decide when it is safe to resume operations.
