With eight brand new promotional posters we are encouraging sustainable visits to East Lothian by train while giving passengers a glimpse into a recent railway past and easy access to the environment. Each poster has a backdrop of the station with a glorious image of a steam engine by the photographers William Smith and Neville Stead. A station at Wallyford was built in the 1800s, but closed a year later. The new station was built long after the age of steam was over, but we didn’t need to go far to find a perfect substitute at Inveresk a very short distance down the line.
There’s spectacular scenery to see from the train itself as you journey from Edinburgh into East Lothian, giving you some beautiful views long views of the coast and countryside as the train makes its route to the seaside towns of North Berwick or Dunbar. Even if you don’t have much time to explore, there is plenty to experience and enjoy in East Lothian on foot (or by bicycle) from any one of the 8 train stations. You can alight at one station and return from another and discover a new community, history and natural heritage near you.
You can pickup the John Muir Way from most stations or explore East Lothian’s growing network of quiet roads, paths, trails and tracks.
It takes approximately 35 minutes to reach North Berwick by train and around 25 minutes to Dunbar. Train times and ticket information (including costs) are available from scotrail.co.uk. Information on buses that serve East Lothian can be found on eastlothian.gov.uk.