A NUMBER of trains scheduled for between East Lothian and Edinburgh this afternoon have been cancelled due to lack of staff.

Train operator ScotRail issued alerts earlier this morning for trains travelling to and from the Capital on June 21.

Four of this afternoon's train journeys – the 2.39pm to North Berwick and the 3.25pm from North Berwick, and the 2.16pm to Dunbar from Edinburgh and 3.01pm from Dunbar – will not be running "due to a shortage of train crew".

ScotRail has been contacted for comment.