The at grade junctions were scary and I always felt sorry for anyone waiting to cross a carriageway where there were two lanes of traffic moving very quickly. Must have been even scarier in a slow vehicle.coneman wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 17:19
When going to Coatsgate Quarry for stone/coated materials from the south we were always told to get into lane 2 early, put your beacon on (singular upturned plant pot type on the cab roof) and hope there is nobody else waiting in the central reserve doing the same , squeaky bum time indeed !
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My Dad trying to negotiate the B719 Greenhillstairs junction, in October 1988, will be etched in my mind forever. We were travelling north from Manchester, and he managed to miss the A701 for Moffat. Greenhillstairs was at-grade, and we were like sitting-ducks in the central reservation, waiting for a gap. Dad was swearing, Mum was wailing, wheels were spinning when a gap was found, Song Of The Whale pt2 by Tangerine Dream was playing on the cassette player. I will take those 30 seconds to my grave.
The 7-Zone Challenge
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A roads: 71/71
B roads: 181/181
Total: 252/252
Completed: 04/11/20.