Report of January 2019 Convoy

A convoy with four warhead carriers left AWE Burghfield on the morning of Saturday January 12^th. After joining the M4 it headed east, went round the M25 and then north on the A1 until it stopped for a break at RAF Wittering. From there it continued north on the A1 again to spend a night at RAF Leeming. The following day, Sunday 13^th it was spotted on the M74 near Hamilton early afternoon. Heading up the M73 and M80 to the M9 it took a break at DSG Forthside in Stirling. It then had to loop back south to re-join the M9 and then go north to turn off west on the A811. From Balloch it travelled up the side of Loch Lomond to arrive at RNAD Coulport late afternoon.

On Thursday January 17^th the convoy set out for the return journey. 4 warhead carriers left mid morning and returned by the A811, M9, M80, M73 and M74 passing Hamilton mid afternoon. The following day January 18^th it was seen on the A1 at Wentbridge and Doncaster. After going onto the M1 it turned off on the M69 to take a break at Gamecock Barracks. From there it went on to M6 then back on to M1, leaving at the A43 Northampton junction. From there it went via the A43, M40 and A34, hitting the Northern Oxford ring road (Kidlington) during the rush hour and then south to the M4 and back into Burghfield.

A video of the convoy leaving its break in Stirling on the way up (Sunday 13th Jan) filmed by Mark Ruskell, Nukewatcher and Member of the Scottish Parliament was posted on his Facebook face has been shared thousands of times and been seen by 185,000 people in a week.

Nukewatch Policy

We think that it is very important that Nukewatch continues to monitor the safety of UK nuclear warhead convoys, and that convoy dangers are highlighted to the general public and those along its routes.

But we think it’s important that Nukewatch does not add to the risks associated with these convoys so we do not publish detailed technical information which might conceivably result in harm to a convoy. We advise trusted members of our own network in advance about convoy movements but do not broadcast information about convoy locations when it is on the road using social media or via the internet in ‘real time’, although we may do so later on the same day.