Reston Station Opening Day - 23rd May 2022
This page records a selection of photographs taken on the day that the new Reston Station received its first train services. These are drawn from various sources, mostly taken by the RAGES Committee.
Unlike the station build progress pages, this one has the earliest of the day at the top.
Other places have a Station Road, but Reston has a Forrest Road, in honour of our Chairman, Barrie Forrest BEM. 23/05/2022
First southbound TPE train of the day at Dunbar. 23/05/2022
Our President, Tom Thorburn, at Dunbar about to board the train. 23/05/2022
RAGES Committee members on the first train southwards. 23/05/2022
Piper at Reston meetng the first train southbound. 23/05/2022
Tom Thorburn, RAGES Honorary President, Matthew Golton, Managing Director TPE, John Lamont MP and Barrie Forrest BEM, RAGES Chairman, at Reston on the first stop southbound. This train, a first for TPE, is named "St Abb's Head". 23/05/2022
Some of the Committee at Berwick coming off the first southbound train. 23/05/2022
The train indicator showing LNER's first train northbound will stop at Reston. 23/05/2022
First northbound LNER train at Reston. 23/05/2022
First northbound LNER train at Reston. 23/05/2022
The Reston school children making their way to the train for their outing to Edinburgh. 23/05/2022
The Minister for Transport, Jenny Gilruth MSP, being interviewed on the Reston platform, having arrived on the second southbound TPE train. 23/05/2022
The Minister meeting Tom Thorburn, RAGES Honorary President, on the Reston platform. (Thanks to Radio Borders) 23/05/2022
The school children meeting the Minister. 23/05/2022
The school children with the Minister. 23/05/2022
The school children with the Minister before going over the bridge for the train to Edinburgh. 23/05/2022
Busy platforms at Reston awaiting the TPE train to Edinburgh. 23/05/2022
The school children boarding the Edinburgh bound train. 23/05/2022
Our Treasurer, Ian Bowman, (right) asking a question of the Minister on the train to Edinburgh. 23/05/2022
The school children arriving in Edinburgh Waverley. 23/05/2022
After the school children headed off to the museum, our webmaster is seen at Waverley about to board the train to Berwick to enjoy more train travel with his ... 23/05/2022
... TPE Golden Ticket allowing all day travel on Reston's opening day ... 23/05/2022
... when he received his TPE goody bag and enjoyed the scenery of East Lothian and the Scottish Borders on his way to Berwick_upon-Tweed and ... 23/05/2022
... returned on the 13:02 northbound from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Reston where ... 23/05/2022
... he enjoyed a coffee and home baking from the Reston village shop and post office before returning on the 14:16 to Dunbar, his car and home. 23/05/2022