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Offline gaztrucker

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the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« on: September 10, 2018, 07:35:49 pm »
who remembers how deadly the 3 lane mochdre stretch was at night  absolutely lethal lol!!!!

Offline Bri Roberts

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Re: the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2018, 08:43:22 pm »
Yes especially in the Dolwyd dip.


Offline Quiggs

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Re: the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2018, 02:28:55 pm »
I remember being with a mate in a Railton saloon trying to achieve 100 mph before getting to Mochdr e, I looked back to see a shower of sparks flying out of the exhaust, he didn’t quite achieve it 🏎
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Re: the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2018, 05:41:03 pm »
The centre lane was called coroner's corridor by the police

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Re: the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2018, 05:57:12 pm »
hey spotty dog love that !!! it was dodgy tho

Offline Michael

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Re: the old 3 lane mochdre stretch before the a55
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2018, 09:02:33 am »
It was one of the earliest examples of road layout in this area. To my knowledge it was there around 1940