History of RAGES - 2019

Date Event Further information
13 January 2019 RAGES celebrates its 20th anniversary  
     
18 January 2019 Local Rail Meeting at Haddington Report in The Rages Rag issue 72
     
24 January 2019 Meeting with Minister of Transport Report in The Rages Rag issue 72
     
28 January 2019 Reston banners "Where is our Station" paraded with interviews for ITV Borders See Reston page
     
31 January 2019 RAGES takes part in a panel session of Berwick Town Council's Berwick Regeneration Commission Report in The Rages Rag issue 72
     
19 February 2019 East Linton banners "Where is our Station" erected See East Linton page
     
13 March 2019 RAGES meets with the consultants appointed by East Lothian
Council to develop the Scottish Transport Appraisal Group (STAG) Case for Change		 Report of meeting
     
6 May 2019 Work begins on Dunbar's second platform See Dunbar page
     
16 May 2019 New car park opened at Longniddry Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
29 May 2019 Member's debate at Scottish Parliament - closing comment See Reston page or
East Linton page
     
7 June 2019 North Berwick in Bloom receives an award for best station adopter at the inaugural ScotRail in the Community Awards  
     
13 June 2019 Wallyford Station's 25th Anniversary Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
18 June 2019 RAGES undertakes a passenger count at Dunbar See Dunbar page and Rreport in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
28 July 2019 RAGES attends the Coldingham Gala with a stand Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
31 July 2019 RAGES attends the Azuma launch at Waverley Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
3 August 2019 RAGES attends the St. Abbs Lifeboat Day with a stand Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
18 August 2019 RAGES attends the Reston Gala with a stand Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
25 August 2019 RAGES attends the East Linton Community Fair with a stand Report in The Rages Rag issue 73
     
18 September 2019 RAGES 2019 Annual General Meeting held in Reston Report in the next issue of The Rages Rag
     
3/4 November 2019 Footbridge put in place overnight at Dunbar See photo gallery of progress with the new platform
     
19 November 2019 RAGES attends LNER Stakeholder Conference in York  
     
8 December 2019 Avanti West Coast take over from Virgin Trains  
     
15 December 2019 Northbound trains start using the new platform at Dunbar See photo gallery of progress with the new platform
     
15 December 2019 TransPennine Express start services on the east coast main line  
     
17 December 2019 RAGES invited to the oening ceremony to mark the opening of the new platform at Dunbar See photo gallery of progress with the new platform
     
18 December 2019 Scottish Government announces the Abellio franchise to end in March 2020  
     
20 December 2019 The 125 HST farewell tour visits Dunbar See Dunbar's photo gallery