The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridge Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. Gang members included Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards, Charlie Wilson, Roy James, John Daly, Jimmy White, Ronnie Biggs, Tommy Wisbey, Jim Hussey, Bob Welch and Roger Cordrey, as well Harry Smith and Danny Pembroke.

The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridge Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. Gang members included Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards, Charlie Wilson, Roy James, John Daly, Jimmy White, Ronnie Biggs, Tommy Wisbey, Jim Hussey, Bob Welch and Roger Cordrey, as well Harry Smith and Danny Pembroke. Stock Photo
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5851 x 3584 px | 49.5 x 30.3 cm | 19.5 x 11.9 inches | 300dpi

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5 November 2021

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