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Posted by fytton on Tue Jun 17 10:16:20 2008, in response to Re: United House Wrecking, posted by fytton on Tue Jun 17 10:03:37 2008. O.K., further research into the depths of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre's website demonstrates that R6 1144 *is* still there, and is now used as a messroom for volunteers. But it almost certainly *isn't* the car from United House Wrecking, since it has been in the UK for nearly 30 years.Quote from the BRC website: '1144 was withdrawn for scrapping in 1976/7 along with the rest of its type. However, in 1978/9 fate intervened and it was purchased by a northern brewery and shipped to England for conversion as an "American Diner" called "Zaks on the Tracks" at a club in Stockton-on-Tees. It was in service for about eight years, when Whitbread Breweries took the club over as a pub, and Zaks became surplus to their requirements. They generously donated it to the Society where it was put into use as part of the refreshment facilities. With the commissioning of the new restaurant in Rewley Road, it is now in use as a Working Members Mess facility. Although it is altered internally, many of the original features remain, including advertisements, notices and maps of the New York Subway. It arrived at Quainton in January 1991 and was formally presented to the Society by Mr. D. M. Thomas, Managing Director of Whitbread Inns on 21 April. Participants in the ceremony included guests from the now closed American Air Base at Upper Heyford. The New York Transit Museum was astounded to find that this car, 1144, existed, as it was listed as scrapped in the 1970s. More details and history of all New York subway cars can be found can be found on the nycsubway.org website.' Allan S. Berlin is credited with providing this information - is that 'Allan' the subchatter? |
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