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, Wales. He was among 16 people who died when the Elevador da Glória, a popular tourist attraction, derailed in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday.
Young, known to most as Dave, was raised in Auchterarder, Perthshire, and moved to Holyhead in 1980, where he worked as a customs officer. In a statement issued by North Wales Police, his family said: 'A lifelong transport enthusiast, in retirement he enjoyed visiting heritage railways and tramways around the world. It is a comfort to his sons, their mother, and his brothers that his final moments were in pursuit of the hobby which gave him so much happiness.'
The other British victims were theatre director Kayleigh Smith, 36, and her partner Will Nelson, 44, a lecturer at Manchester's Arden School of Theatre. The nationalities of the other deceased include five Portuguese, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian.
Portugal's Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations released its first report on Saturday, stating the cabins had travelled 'not more than about six metres' when they 'suddenly lost the balancing force provided by the cable connecting them'. The report noted that 'the connecting cable had given way' at the attachment point to the cabin at the top of the hill.
Lisbon's city council has tasked a team of experts with designing a new safety mechanism for the Glória funicular. Vice-president Filipe Anacoreta Correia said: 'We must guarantee maximum security.' The group includes technicians from Carris, which operates the funicular, and experts from universities and engineering bodies. The council voted to give the team the final say on when it is safe to resume operations.
