Ronnie Biggs
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Ronald Arthur Biggs was a British criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for
Buckinghamshire Constabulary mug-shot, 1964
Biggs's 70th birthday, 1999 (from left): Biggs, his son Michael, Nick Reynolds, and Nick's father Bruce, the robbery mastermind
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
Ronnie Biggs
…Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was a British criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts…
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