The Italian Job (charity event) for Children. From 2008 to 2011 the event supported Kids Out, a Bedfordshire based national grant giving children’s charity, before moving its support again in 2012 to Variety, the Children’s Charity and remained with Variety until 2017. In 2018 the Italian Job will support Buttle UK. The first run was billed as ""24 hours from Trento to Brighton!"" Fifty six teams responded to an advert that asked, ""Would you like to drive to northern Italy in aid of BBC Children in Need and Childline appeals?"" and included a team from Auto Express and the winner of the Oldest Mini –
D-type Triplex (New York City Subway car) of New York acquired the BMT in June 1940, no more articulated cars have ever been purchased for the New York City Subway, although an open-gangway experimental train, which is part of the R211 contract, may bring this back. Brass window sashes were used on all units except for 6002 and 6003 which still had the older variety wooden sashes. Car heating equipment was as follows: 1927 series – 6004-6038AB had P. Smith heaters and 6038C-6070 had Gold Car Heating Co. heaters. 1928 series – 6071–6095 had Gold Car Heating Co. heaters and 6096–6120 had P. Smith heaters. D-type Triplex