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Steven Brown

Bid to reopen 'ghost' East Lothian railway station that closed over 70 years ago

East Lothian locals are campaigning to bring back an old railway line - which was closed over 70 years ago.

RAGES, a railway campaign group based in East Lothian are looking to reinstate the Haddington station. The members of the group say re-opening the line would reduce severe traffic and carbon emission, alongside increasing opportunities for work, education and tourism.

The train station was closed in 1949 and in 1968, the line was discontinued which was part of the infamous Beeching Cuts of the 1960's. These were introduced to restructure railway across Britain and were massively unpopular at the time.

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