Episode

43. The A78: The History of the Greenock to Prestwick Road

Podcast: The Scottish Roadscast
Published: Feb 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 3680
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://scottishroadscast.podbean.com/e/43-the-a78-the-beauty-beast-of-scotlands-roads/
Audio: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2wfjcs7bkcenu2qa/2026-2_mixdown.mp3
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/episodes/43-the-a78-the-history-of-the-greenock-to-prestwick-road
Markdown: /podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/43-the-a78-the-history-of-the-greenock-to-prestwick-road.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/episodes/43-the-a78-the-history-of-the-greenock-to-prestwick-road/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-scottish-roadscast-1156977/43-the-a78-the-history-of-the-greenock-to-prestwick-road.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

In this episode of the Scottish Roadscast, John and Stuart consider the history behind the A78 between Greenock and Prestwick. Over 40 miles long, it's one of Scotland's most varied routes. One minute you're driving by stunning coastline, the next you're on a three lane fast moving expressway. Our "From the Archive" feature takes a look at the A78 Three Towns Bypass booklet from 2004! With John Hassall and Stuart Baird. Released February 2026.