History of RAGES

History of RAGES – 2006

Date	Event	Further information

January 2006	Allison Cosgrove’s article on Hurdles We (Women) Face	Report in The Rages Rag issue 28

January 2006	Waverley station redevelopment starts	Report in The Rages Rag issue 29

24 January 2006	RAGES meets with the Haddington and District Council to progress the re-opening of the Haddington rail branch	Report in Haddington insert

April 2006	First ScotRail announce a £3m refurbishment programme for the North Berwick class 322 EMUs	Report in The Rages Rag issue 29

April 2006	GNER announce new platform departure screens	Report in The Rages Rag issue 29

April 2006	Scottish Borders Council declare the progress of the STAG1 report on the local rail service as disappointing	Report in The Rages Rag issue 29

28 June 2006	First ScotRail Forum held in the Seabird Centre in North Berwick	Report in The Rages Rag issue 30

1 July 2006	RAGES attended Railfuture conference	Report in The Rages Rag issue 30

July 2006	RAGES re-launches its web site with a new address and associated e-mail addresses	Report in The Rages Rag issue 30

14 August 2006	RAGES interviewed by BBC Reporting Scotland at Reston and Paul Ince at East Linton about station re-openings

30 August 2006	RAGES meets with John Home Robertson in a site visit to Haddington to discuss possible station re-opening	Report in The Rages Rag issue 31

7 September 2006	RAGES 7^th AGM held for the first time out of East Lothian in Reston	Report in The Rages Rag issue 31

September 2006	Start of the new CrossCountry Franchise Bidding	Report in The Rages Rag issue 31

October 2006	The accolade for Customer Service Excellence was made at the National Cycle Rail Awards 2006 in recognition of the upgrading of the Class 322 trains which operate along the popular commuter and tourist route. First ScotRail was also named the Train Operator of the Year for their commitment to integrated cycle and rail travel.
26 October 2006	A passenger count was carried out at Dunbar as part of the information to be presented at our meeting with Scottish Minister for Transport.	Report in The Rages Rag issue 32
1 November 2006	Meeting with Scottish Minister for Transport, Tavish Scott MSP.	Report in Minister for Transport 01-11-2007
20 November 2006	Work started on the Virtual Ticket Office at North Berwick

30 November 2006	GNER named the best rail operator in Britain

December 2006	With the introduction of the new national timetable, most North Berwick trains would terminate at Waverley due to the redevelopment starting there	Report in The Rages Rag issue 31

11 December 2006	New weekday morning service from and Friday only late night service to Dunbar introduced by Virgin CrossCountry, but RAGES asks about a late Saturday night service as well	Report in The Rages Rag issue 32

15 December 2006	GNER enters into new management agreement with department for transport to operate intercity east coast mainline

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