Class 380 EMU at Drem on its first day
Rail Action Group East of Scotland
RAGES
Railfuture Rail User Group Best Campaign Gold Award for 2023

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Aims of RAGES

To improve rail transport in the east of Scotland with the aim of reducing social isolation.

To promote rail transport as an essential element in an integrated transport system serving all sections of the community.

To promote rail as an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and affordable mode of transport.  

 

Dunbar Service Change

RAGES recently campaigned for the evening TransPennine Express train leaving Edinburgh Waverley at 17:21 hrs to be re-timed after members approached the Committee about the change in the December 2025 timetable making it difficult for them to meet this earlier departure time.

RAGES are pleased to say that the TPE Management have now been able to accommodate a change in their December 2026 timetable from 14th December.

From then this service will leave Edinburgh Waverley at 17:33 hrs, arriving at East Linton at 15:50 hrs and Dunbar at 17:57 hrs.

An extra advantage with this move is that the current six minute lie over in Dunbar will be unnecessary.

Haddington Farmers Market

 Update on 29th August 2026

Our stall continues to be busy with lots of signatures for our petition to open a new railway station for Haddington.

Interestingly, we spoke to a few couples who have recently moved to Haddington and they couldn't understand how a town the size of Haddington didn't have a railway station.