Heading towards Shap from Kendal along the A6. Although the road has primary status from Kendal to junction 39, the road is very quiet, especially at this time of year and it has a delapidated feel about it - note the old roadsigns and the weeds growing by the roadside. The surface is somewhat greasy and we are in no rush.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKDq-nNfagQ
Bamber Bridge. The M61 is coming to an end and we have nowhere to go except the shiny new Preston bypass, better known as the M6.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx27euLmc1w
Heading along the A56 towards Manchester along Washway Road, we take the M60 [4:24] to approach the famous Barton Bridge, crossing the Manchester Ship Canal
We pass the Trafford Centre and at [5:50] or thereabouts the car suddenly loses power because of low fuel - we pull the emergency fuel reserve lever and we are back in business.
The footage comes to an abrupt halt when the camera bounces off the dashboard as we ascend the bridge..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A72C-jyLaqg