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News headlines in the West Country
Old road routes from the 50's to the 70's
A6 Shap - 3 lanes to 2 won't go.
The Southbound climb to Shap near the quarry. The Volvo is lining up his overtake.
Just above Hucks Brow and the hustling continues
Safety Last really
By the late 60's, the S3 had been changed back to S2
A30 in Surrey and Hampshire - 1950's to 1971
Bagshot bypass in the late 50's
A Royal Blue service for Exmouth rolls through Camberley in 1967
A Weymouth service heads west from Blackwater in 1966
Hartley Wintney- A Royal Blue service to Penzance departs the Swan refreshment stop, where another coach noses out
Basingstoke bypass in 1969 above and 1965 below
Holiday traffic passing Blackbushe Airport in the 50's. Note the relaxed airport security, drivers could just pull in and park
Easter 1967 and the westbound traffic queues into Hartley Wintney
West of Basingstoke in 1968
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