Nostalgia Pix

[KoroJ]

After posting a couple of blogs on old photos, as the blogs can only take 6 pix, I thought perhaps a thread was in order, which may or may not be bike related....but here's the first two.

One for the southerners and one for the northerners (well Wgtn riders). Both taken from days when Tar Snakes weren't heard of and didn't exist, SH1 still had one way bridges...and a big bike was a 750!

[dangerous]

man... sadest thing they ever did was reomve the sedon, hokie and soon no doubt the grey road rail bridges... remember the bailies bridges, thats what traveling was about...

[Rhys]

The Rimutaka Hill hasn't changed much :laugh:

[KoroJ]

man... sadest thing they ever did was reomve the sedon, hokie and soon no doubt the grey road rail bridges... remember the bailies bridges, thats what traveling was about...

The Seddon bridge is still there and used....just no lower deck on it!! It was quite cool alright.

[KoroJ]

Here's one for Jantar.

[dangerous]

The Seddon bridge is still there and used....just no lower deck on it!! It was quite cool alright.Ummmm.... no, there is now a full on high way bridge beside the old rail road bridge, well was the last time I went over it, we as motor cyclests do not use it, the train for now might.

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[KoroJ]

Ummmm.... no, there is now a full on high way bridge beside the old rail road bridge, well was the last time I went over it, we as motor cyclests do not use it, the train for now might.

282067

Yeah, still used for trains.

Another cool old bridge, I don't have a pic, but the old Cheviot bridge! I believe if one transgressed going north through Cheviot, you had a 50:50 chance because if the lights were green the local cop would let you go. If red, he had you on toast!

[dangerous]

Another cool old bridge, I don't have a pic, but the old Cheviot bridge! I believe if one transgressed going north through Cheviot, you had a 50:50 chance because if the lights were green the local cop would let you go. If red, he had you on toast!Its not comming to me.... refresh my grey memory banks, single lane bridge with lights???

[KoroJ]

Its not comming to me.... refresh my grey memory banks, single lane bridge with lights???

Waiau River (I think)....bloody great long bridge and it used to be single lane. I don't recall when it was replaced.

[KoroJ]

Here's somew old Chch pix

[KoroJ]

Motorbikes at Lady Wigram. Unfortunately these were never great pix and they haven't survived the years very well either.

[KoroJ]

Motocrossing out Tai Tap' way....when Elsinores ruled and Ross Horsborough was Sth Island Champ (I think?)

Once again, my poor old Zenith B camera from the time was a bit stretched.

[FJRider]

Yeah, still used for trains.

Another cool old bridge, I don't have a pic, but the old Cheviot bridge! I believe if one transgressed going north through Cheviot, you had a 50:50 chance because if the lights were green the local cop would let you go. If red, he had you on toast!

That was the one on the south side of Parnassus ... and as I recall ... wasn't there a one way bridge over the Hurunui river on highway one .. ???

[KoroJ]

That was the one on the south side of Parnassus ... and as I recall ... wasn't there a one way bridge over the Hurunui river on highway one .. ???

I don't recall. There were 2 or 3 short ones on SH1 up north in the Ward area.

[Kickaha]

Ummmm.... no, there is now a full on high way bridge beside the old rail road bridge, well was the last time I went over it, we as motor cyclests do not use it, the train for now might.
Bet thing that ever happened in Seddon was that being replaced so now there's no pissing about waiting for traffic

Waiau River (I think)....bloody great long bridge and it used to be single lane. I don't recall when it was replaced.
Before 1980 I would think, I can remember it being built while I was still at school

wasn't there a one way bridge over the Hurunui river on highway one .. ???
Still is

Waipara used to be single lane with lights as well

[FJRider]

I was in Woodbourne in '75. My Kodak 126 took colour film ...

Always something to see on the flightline.

[dangerous]

Motorbikes at Lady Wigram. Unfortunately these were never great pix and they haven't survived the years very well either.cool shots, kinda frmiler


I was in Woodbourne in '75. My Kodak 126 took colour film ...

Always something to see on the flightline.

how cools that, NZ actually had an airforce back then... dont remember the bristels tho

[KoroJ]

Here's some Classic cars racing.....except they weren't Classics at the time!!

[KoroJ]

....and the muscle cars of the day were Mk1 Cortinas....and Mustangs

[dangerous]

Here's some Classic cars racing.....except they weren't Classics at the time!!true LOL love the angle box and defect, I once raced a 120Ysss round that same track, was once open for club days.. then the you know who wanted it back to make money on and there not only did a classic race meet go but so did a canterbury icon, Wigram.

[FJRider]

how cools that, NZ actually had an airforce back then... dont remember the bristels tho

On the Bristols ... EAR defence was the key to a good flight. 40,000 rivets flying in loose formation.

[KoroJ]

On the Bristols ... EAR defence was the key to a good flight. 40,000 rivets flying in loose formation.

I don't seem to have taken any pix of Bristols. As well as the noise it was, "Fill up the oil and check the gas!"

I got these pix on an exercise at Waiouru in Jan/Feb '75. It was the year the cork popped on Ngauruhoe and sent an ash cloud to 20,000ft, (as per pic 1 & 2)

At the time 14 sqn had two FAC (Fwd Air Control) Harvards, but it wasn't long after that, that the powers that be realised they were just bait and canned the idea that a slow old dunger could survive as a mobile viewing platform to guide Skyhawks onto targets.

[FJRider]

At the time 14 sqn had two FAC (Fwd Air Control) Harvards, but it wasn't long after that, that the powers that be realised they were just bait and canned the idea that a slow old dunger could survive as a mobile viewing platform to guide Skyhawks onto targets.

FAC was often done in Vietnam in Cessna's (or smaller) ... Google "Bird Dog" ...

I was Army and ventured into Dip flat a few times. I went up Ring buster ridge a few times. My flight time in Bristols was regular ... a few Operation Freight train's in them over Molesworth stn.
Another trip out to Raul Island supply dropping. Such flights with the back door off. (It couldn't be opened IN flight)
Landings in Wellington were always "Interesting" ... And thanking the pilot was obligatory .. and heartfelt. (it made their day)

The Waiouru 'strip saw interesting viewing of all manner of aircraft when a crosswind was blowing.