1960s motorways

At 23:04:31 on Sun, 25 Dec 2005, Pawe³ Piotr Stawski (Email Removed) wrote in
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[nq:1]Could you tell me if there are any names for your motorways and how they have changed over years, please?[/nq]
The first one was the M1. It was given that name just because it was the very first (M for motorway, 1 for first). Subsequent motorways were named after the A roads which they paralleled - fo

Uzytkownik "Molly Mockford" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
[nq:2]Could you tell me if there are any names for your motorways and how they have changed over years, please?[/nq]
[nq:1]The first one was the M1. It was given that name just because it was the very first (M for ... changed since they were built. Why would you think they should? Do the names of motorways often change in Po

[nq:1]Could you tell me if there are any names for your motorways and how =they=20 have changed over years, please?[/nq]
We do not name motorways, they are known by their numbers. Roads get names, such as the A1 (Great North Road). =20

The names A, B and C of roads rarely change, but the numbers are unreliable, and the planners detrunk main roads which have been bypassed, or ma

[nq:2]Could you tell me if there are any names for your motorways and how they have changed over years, please?[/nq]
[nq:1]The first one was the M1. It was given that name just because it was the very first (M for ... The one which paralleled the A1 had to be named the A1(M) because the name M1 had already been used.[/nq]
No. The first motorway was the Preston by-pass section of the M6, wh

[nq:1]The first motorway was the Preston by-pass section of the M6, which was opened before the M1. The rest of ... paralled the A5 and the A6 for the first part. The M5 has, of course, no connection to the A5.[/nq]
I suspect the M1 was so called because it was a replacement for the A1, and you couldn't have an M1 that didn't start in London. Apart from the M5 (which it's possible was original

Uzytkownik "Paul Burke" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
[nq:2]The first motorway was the Preston by-pass section of the ... The M5 has, of course, no connection to the A5.[/nq]
[nq:1]I suspect the M1 was so called because it was a replacement for the A1, and you couldn't have an ... to Holyhead, but later re- routed), most of the other early motorways take the name from the parallel

[nq:2]The first motorway was the Preston by-pass section of the ... The M5 has, of course, no connection to the A5.[/nq]
[nq:1]I suspect the M1 was so called because it was a replacement for the A1, and you couldn't have an ... to Holyhead, but later re- routed), most of the other early motorways take the name from the parallel A road.[/nq]
There is more information about this at:

[nq:2]I suspect the M1 was so called because it was ... early motorways take the name from the parallel A road.[/nq]
[nq:1]You know, I am looking for some nicknames. For instance, M6 from London past Birmingham up north to Glasgow, Scotland ... name? My question is, if common, ordinary people know this name or is it only used in some more newspapers?[/nq]
The M6 doesn't start from London -

U¿ytkownik "John Briggs" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
[nq:1]The M6 doesn't start from London[/nq]
http://www.cbrd.co.uk/motorway/m6/ to be exact if your really feel like being precise.
- it branches off the M1 east of Coventry.
[nq:1]It doesn't reach the Scottish border. The continuation to Gla

Why? Because this is a newsgroup for pedants to quibble about English language usage in the UK. If you knew exactly where the motorway went you wouldn't have made the mistake.
[nq:1]I have read on the topic a lot recently. So stop bugging me, please. http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/