36. A9 - Edinburgh to Perth

About this episode

The episode explores the history of the A9 between Edinburgh and Perth, featuring insights from Duncan and a new archival segment.

In this episode the team explore the history behind current and former sections of the A9 between Edinburgh and Perth. Roadscast expert Duncan provides his usual detailed breakdown. Also this month we have a new feature: "From the Archive"! Each month we'll be revealing recent finds from the Scottish Roads Archive. We kick off with the Dunblane Bypass opening brochure from 1990. You can follow along by visiting scottishroadsarchive.org/roadscast. Released July 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Duncan

Topics covered

• history
• A9 road
• Scottish Roads Archive
• Dunblane Bypass
• road history

Keywords

• A9
• Edinburgh
• Perth
• Dunblane Bypass
• Scottish Roads Archive
• road history
• 1990

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Roads Archive

Places: A9, Edinburgh, Perth, Dunblane

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