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This week on the channel +580K views this week

Newcastle's motorway identity puzzle takes Auto Shenanigans to Jesmond Dene

Jon traces the A1058's missing link and explains why motorway restrictions do not always come with an M.

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Newcastle's COAST ROAD MOTORWAY That Isn't. But It Is - A1058Newcastle's COAST ROAD MOTORWAY That Isn't. But It Is - A1058

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  1. 1:46Newcastle's urban motorway ambitions took shape in a development plan responding to rising car ownership.
  2. 3:07Coast Road upgrades proceeded, but the planned middle link through Jesmond Dene Valley stalled.
  3. 4:11Changing council priorities favoured funding the Tyne and Wear Metro rather than completing the motorway scheme.
  4. 5:06A short A1058 section operates under motorway restrictions despite lacking an M in its number.
  5. 6:01Cramped service stations and closely spaced junctions prevented the wider Coast Road from qualifying as a motorway.
  6. 7:03The valley crossing pairs a modern road bridge with the historic Armstrong Bridge.

A road number can only tell you so much. On Newcastle's A1058, Jon finds a short stretch governed by motorway restrictions, a wider dual carriageway that does not qualify, and a planned connection that never made it through Jesmond Dene.

That puzzle supplies Auto Shenanigans' only new upload of the week, "Newcastle's COAST ROAD MOTORWAY That Isn't. But It Is - A1058", which has reached roughly 140,000 views. Jon follows the Coast Road from its origins between Newcastle and Tynemouth through ambitious post-war motorway plans, then explains how changing priorities helped send funding towards the Tyne and Wear Metro instead.

The distinction becomes practical rather than merely bureaucratic: cramped service stations and closely spaced junctions help explain why the broader road never became a motorway. Around Jesmond Dene, the route's engineering history also gives Jon a contrast between a modern road crossing and the nineteenth-century Armstrong Bridge.

Viewers have a classification correction of their own. Several pick up on Jon calling the Metro trams, insisting on its light-rail identity. Others bring memories of pit winding gear and shipyard cranes along the journey, or recall student walks through Jesmond Dene.

The Newcastle episode is currently drawing the most daily views, followed by the search for Britain's highest road and the M25 birthday retrospective. Across the channel, daily viewing is a little below its usual level, but the subscriber audience grew by about a thousand over the week. Nearby in motoring, OGS & Mechanics had a particularly lively week, while Damon Fryer's channel was quieter.

For one commenter, Jon's road investigations have become part of Sunday dinner: a regular helping of infrastructure with the meal.

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What viewers say

  • I didn't know any of this before watching the video. Now I do; therefore, I regard this video as a 100% success.
    @marcuscross8051See it on YouTube
  • Growing up here I remember travelling from Tynemouth to Newcastle… on the right, pit winding gear and heaps of the many pits…on the left, the massive cranes along the Tyne. All gone…
    @DeltaOracle-o9uSee it on YouTube
  • Just wanted to say your videos have now become part of my Sunday routine where I'll be watching the video whilst having my Sunday dinner 😊
    @Captainflake99See it on YouTube
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  • Shrodinger's Motorway
    @Stephen_The_Waxing_LyricistSee it on YouTube
  • @8:07 I am suddenly reminded of Windows XP desk top background!
    @diversionbob8482See it on YouTube
  • The last syllable of Tynemouth is pronounced, well, like "mouth".
    @jaredbowhay-pringle1460See it on YouTube
  • Metro is not a tram, it is a light rail network.
    @mariemccann5895See it on YouTube
  • Another fantastic video, very much enjoyed all 8 mins and 57 seconds. Thanks Jon!
    @gilescotterill663See it on YouTube
  • Thank you Jon
    Brilliant
    @jonathonbrett-qn1icSee it on YouTube
  • Tremendous video, beautifully shot with all the autumn colours and I'm feeling all nostalgic for the Jesmond Dene valley from when I was a student and needed to get my head out of my books and go for a long walk - it's truly wonderful and so's Tynemouth. In fact sorry family, I'm leaving you and moving back up to the northeast immediately.
    @MK-1973See it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
255,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
579,735
Videos published this week
1
Video published
November 8, 2026
Video views so far
140,470
Views on its first day
120,806

The numbers

Here is how Auto Shenanigans' week looks across views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
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5,835,550
OGS & Mechanics
2,658,227
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792,918
Auto Shenanigans
579,735
Flying Wrenches
417,632
The Stable
184,928
TR Hamza
25,039
HertLife
5,731
Damon Fryer
4,780
subscribers
255,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
67,123,028
views per day
93,298
typical day: 105,409
first-day views of each video posted this week
Newcastle's COAST ROAD MOTORWAY That Is…
120,806
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
TR Hamza
269,000
Two Dead Center
262,000
The Stable
262,000
Damon Fryer
257,000
Auto Shenanigans
255,000
HertLife
250,000
Flying Wrenches
247,000
Porsche from Samuel
242,000
OGS & Mechanics
242,000
As of November 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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