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  1. Jul 6, 2024 · The Great Train Robbery, one of the largest thefts ever in the United Kingdom, occurred on Aug. 8, 1963. The story featured audacious planning, determined detective work, daring escapes, and some details that many people found difficult to believe.

  2. Jul 5, 2024 · They met four times in early 1963 and McKenna told them how a post train operated, enabling the gang to successfully stop the Glasgow-to-London Royal Mail train in the early hours of 8 August 1963, getting away with more than £2.6m - the equivalent of £48m today - all in £5 and £1 banknotes.

  3. Jun 28, 2024 · Great Train Robbery, (August 8, 1963), in British history, the armed robbery of £2,600,000 (mostly in used bank notes) from the Glasgow–London Royal Mail Train, near Bridego Bridge north of London. The 15 holdup men, wearing helmets, ski masks, and gloves, were aided by two accomplices—an anonymous.

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  4. Jun 26, 2024 · Dive into the thrilling details of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Discover how a band of criminals pulled off one of the most audacious heists in history. ...

  5. Jun 22, 2024 · The Great Train Robbery of 1963 saw a gang steal £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train. #HeistHistory #UKCrime #1... Discover the daring heist that shook the UK!

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  6. 4 days ago · 28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) (aged 64) Crewe, Cheshire, England. Nationality. British. Occupation. Train driver. Jack Mills (1 September 1905 – 28 February 1970 [1]) was a British railway worker who was the driver of the train that was robbed in the Great Train Robbery in 1963. His Secondman was David Whitby.

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  8. Jun 21, 2024 · Colin Shindler will be talking about The Great Train Robbery and the making of the film Buster. It was one of the most daring and best remembered crimes of the 1960s and probably the only one in which the public took the side of the criminals.

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