Alnwick to Edinburgh, 1959

Cinefilm from around 1959 showing trip from Alnwick to Edinburgh in just under 7 minutes.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Alnwick
• Edinburgh
• Cinefilm
• 1950s

[metadeorg]

The cinefilm was recorded by capturing a frame every few seconds - this is why it's in such high speed.

[wanlockhead]

Grrrrrr !!

I live in Swarland just south of Alnwick and often drive to Edinburgh.

I would love to compare the route now but the speed of the video !!! It could be anywhere, Any chance you could do it in 'real time' so we could enjoy it even more.

Thanks, from cross eyed.

[mnic1234]

How much would did this cost in film?

[oscarmacca]

There's far too much to take in at this speed. PLEASE put this on at normal speed.

Thanks.

[wrightylaaad]

yeah great vid but any chance you could post it in real time , its way to interesting to just blur through it like that . please ! ? :>)

[fleetlinefelly]

What a fantastic piece of film. Im a truck driver using the A1 every other day and i wish it was as quiet now as it was back then. Would have to agree with billybop65 about watching this in real time.

[heartsineurope]

i saw ma granny :D

[billybop65]

This is pure gold.

I would really like to see the real time version though.

[theyoungstar]

The A1 northbound at Alnwick goes to single carriageway, it's actually quicker 2 go along the 'old' A1 than it is to take the new 1! The government is making the A1 into a motorway in Yorkshire; work will finish in 7 years time or thereabouts. I heard on the news that it will save 13 lives in the next 60 years!! There are signs right the way up the A1 from Morpeth to Berwick telling you about the many many casulaties in the last 3 years and urging you not to speed! Absolute madness!!