Secrets of The Motorway - M9

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The thirty four mile M9 Motorway connects Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh to Stirling with a stop off at Falkirk along the way. It first opened in 1965 making it one of the older motorways in Scotland, but it would still be getting "work" done as late as 2023.

In this thrilling episode, we've got art installations known as "The Kelpies" Scotland history, old concrete buildings, canal wheels, dodgy junctions and plenty more such as the Grangemouth Oil Refinery.

In this series I aim to explore what our motorway network is hiding. As we drive along at 70mph..ish...we simply just wouldn't be aware of what we're missing. This series will uncover some of the hidden secrets our motorways have to offer.

**OUTRO MUSIC**

[sixdegreesofcrispybacon]

"Wasn't prepared to pay the entrance fee." = honorary Scot. We salute you.

[andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

“Rushing to fix the problem 25 years later” 😂 Priceless 👏👏

[geoffreycoan]

1:00 “rushing to solve the problem (of the roundabout) 25 years later” 😂
Brilliant Jon

[wulliest]

Absolutely superb. As a Scot I can confirm your words @8:36 - for a while the statue was in a cage to protect it from us natives.

[LinxOnlineGames]

A kelpy comes from Scottish Folklore, it's a water spirit in the form of a horse that really likes to drown people that it tempts into the waters.

[frostyhugo]

The amount of dedication that you put into every video is amazing you need 100k!

[jennyd]

Any canals enthusiast would wish to see the magnificent wheel acknowledged. I think it does actually have a purpose, because it has become a major tourist attraction to the area, pulling in a LOT of very welcome revenue. Engineering, and canal, geeks from across the world come to see it. When I was there just a few weeks back THREE huge coachloads of wealthy Swiss tourists rolled in, and the money was flowing into the tills like melted Swiss chocolate in a chocolate fountain...

[EMT_Artesania]

Ugh! As soon as I'm trying to enjoy my walk, a random youtuber appears and sets his camera up... 😂😝 Awesome video Jon! Take care on these roads... 💪

[alexanderboulton]

This series makes me really appreciate the Interstate system.

[Singlej]

As an angry Falkirkian, pronounced “Bairn”, I felt I had to write in defence of the pronunciation of Grangemouth. Grange, as you pronounced it, and “mouth” as in that hole in the front of your head, usually used for mispronouncing things.
And the Falkirk Wheel is a fantastic invention. The engineering tour is well worth a visit, although it only runs when the Wheel is closed for its annual maintenance.
Fabulous content as ever Jon. I learn so much about what I live right next to, including the fact that I have been mispronouncing local town names for years. 😉

[jlcgaming]

I found this channel months and months ago just browsing around youtube, now i actually can't wait for Sunday for a mid day lesson. I hope the other 99k of your subs are the exact same John. Not long now until 100k!

[ronseeth]

Love your videos John. As a Cameraman in the world of TV I can appreciate your despair when you set a camera up only to be surrounded by people who materialise from nowhere. It's the Kelpies by the way...as in Kel Peas.

[brianartillery]

"...Rushing to solve the problem, 25 years later..." 😆😆😆
Your comic timing and understatement are perfect, sir! 👌👌👌

[RosskoPeeko]

How this channel doesn’t have more subs is beyond me. Every video is an absolute laugh and packed with info. Loving your cover of the Scottish motorways. So much I didn’t know about the roads I drive every day.

[robdavies]

I was there last week - it costs £4 to park up and see the kelpies. 4 bloody quid. You did the best thing by standing in the undergrowth half a mile away TK see them.

[southcalder]

That weird spur to the B800 (former A8000) used to be main route to the Forth Road Bridge from the south west and M8. The traffic jams there were legendary. However, a good way to wind people up was to use the right hand lane on the spur right to the roundabout, then go right around the roundabout and take priority onto the A8000. This would incur the wrath of people angry they didn’t think of it.

[pragueuprising]

The Falkirk Wheel is not over-engineered at all. It doesn't just look cool, it's actually an innovative solution. The normal approach to elevation changes in canals would be to construct a long series of locks, but the falkirk wheel achieves the same result with a single piece of infrastructure.

[NickB_Yorkshire]

Just can’t get enough of your witty delivery John. Love it 😂. Wallace monument but no mention of Gromit - pure class 😆
Keep up the great work 👍🏼😁

[carausias]

Kelpies (pronounced 'Kelpees') were water spirits that took the shape of horses

[TestGearJunkie.]

The Falkirk Wheel is simply amazing, if you haven't been on it, do it NOW. It's far from useless though, it replaced a flight of 11 locks.