Great Train Robbery (1963)
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The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.61 million from a Royal Mail train travelling from Glasgow to London, on the West Coast Main Line, in the early hours of 8 August 1963. It took place at B
Mentmore Bridge (previously known as Bridego Bridge and then Train Robbers' bridge), scene of the robbery
View towards 'Sears Crossing' where the robbers took control of the train
Men, right to left: Bruce Reynolds, John Daly, Terence Hogan, Michael Ball, and Charlie Wilson. Reynolds, Daly, and Wilson participated in the Great Train Robbery.
Memorial plaque to Mills and Whitby at Crewe railway station
Bruce Reynolds
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Bruce Richard Reynolds was an English criminal who masterminded the 1963 Great Train Robbery. At the time it was Britain's largest robbery, netting £2,631,684, equivalent to £49.67 million in 2026. Re
Great Train Robbery (1963)
…Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore, in Buckinghamshire, England. After tampering with the lineside signals to bring the train to a halt, a gang of 15, led by Bruce Reynolds, attacked the train. Other gang members included Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards, Charlie Wilson, Roy James, John Daly, Jimmy White, Ronnie Biggs, Tommy…
Reynolds in 1999
Reynolds (far right) at Ronnie Biggs' (far left) 70th birthday with their sons
Reynolds's grave in Highgate Cemetery