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

[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.

[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.

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