In those days, most restaurants were just, well, restaurants ! "Theming" was a new concept and we found it quite an adventure to build something new and very different - more than just an evening meal, but an experience, an evocation of an old fashioned railway journey.

In 1998 we opened the first phase of our new development on Nuneaton Railway Station, the Model Railways shop. The second phase, our "Platform 5" railway themed restaurant took a little longer - we had to get it just right!

Echos of the old Wheels could still be found at Nuneaton in our original old fashioned railway styled crockery bearing the Wheels logo, and in the photographs and many artefacts which decorate the walls. Many of our 'old' customers from Leamington Spa still visit us in our new home, and those who have yet to re-discover us may be surprised to find images of their younger selves in 1920s fancy dress at one of our many special Orient Express Nights! 

I'm sure everyone will have experienced some of the upheaval caused by the modernisation of our British Railway network and on Platform 5 our operations were constantly upset by preplanned Engineering works, overrunning Engineering works, Platform closures, Lifts out of action for nine months!!   and the many many consequential train delays.  When our lease ended it was not possible to renew on agreeable terms and so it was decided to move to our new premises in Pool Meadow Bus Station in Coventry, which ironically had itself just undergone a five year part closure, but now things are vibrant in the modern Pool Meadow Bus Station.

See other pages for our current operations.