History of RAGES – 2001

 

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Date

Event

Further information

 

 

 

January 2001

RAGES meets with East Lothian Council to discuss an off-peak daytime fill-in service from Edinburgh to Dunbar provided by ScotRail

 

 

 

 

January 2001

Rail Passenger Committee for Scotland publishes its document "Railways in Southern Scotland/Borders: An Alternative Strategy"

Report in The Rages Rag issue 8

 

 

 

February 2001

ScotRail MD replies to The Rages Rag after our 'attack' in the previous issue and offers to attend an open meeting to discuss the problems on the North Berwick service

Report in The Rages Rag issue 8

 

 

 

21 February 2001

RAGES conducts a passenger count at Dunbar from 06:17 to 22:29

This was a Wednesday when 770 passengers used the station.

 

 

 

28 February 2001

RAGES replies to the Scottish Executive's "Strategic Priorities for Scotland's Passenger Railway" document

 

 

 

 

16 March 2001

RAGES open meeting at Longniddry with ScotRail MD

Report in The Rages Rag issue 9

 

 

 

19 May 2001

RAGES conducts a passenger count at Dunbar from 07:22 to 21:03

This was a Saturday when 416 passengers used the station.

 

 

 

21 May 2001

Extra service at 18:37 from Edinburgh to North Berwick and 18:50 return start

 

 

 

 

28 June 2001

Second open meeting at East Linton

Report in The Rages Rag issue 10

 

 

 

29 August 2001

RAGES second AGM

Report in The Rages Rag issue 11

 

 

 

25 September 2001

Meeting with Haddington and District Community Council to discuss their role in helping to re-open Haddington station.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 10

 

 

 

October 2001

North Berwick winter timetable gets off to a bad start.  RAGES meets with ScotRail's Operations Manager.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 11

 

 

 

26 October 2001

RAGES attends SESTRAN Regional Transport Strategy conference.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 12

 

 

 

7 November 2001

Open meeting held in Haddington to discuss the re-opening of its station.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 12

 

 

 

26 November 2001

Meeting with Eyemouth Town Council, who have now joined us.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 12

 

 

 

12 December 2001

Meeting with East Lothian Council to discuss rail matters.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 12

 

 

 

13 December 2001

Meeting with Eyemouth and East Berwickshire Partnership to discuss a grant for a Reston station feasibility study.

Report in The Rages Rag issue 12

 

 

 

 

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