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Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English 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 while in exile. In 2001, Biggs returned to the United Kingdom ...
Dec 18, 2013 · 18 December 2013. Share. ... About sharing. Image caption, Ronnie Biggs was jailed for 30 years for his part in the Great Train Robbery but later escaped from prison and went on the run for 35 ...
Dec 18, 2013 · Obituary: Ronnie Biggs. For more than 35 years, Ronnie Biggs thumbed his nose at attempts to bring him back to Britain to serve his sentence for the Great Train Robbery. Biggs became easily the ...
Dec 18, 2013 · The Great Train Robbery. It's one of the biggest criminal thefts Britain has seen in the past century - the Great Train Robbery of 1963. On August 8 that year a criminal gang stole millions of ...
- Ronnie Biggs. Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs was jailed in 1964 for his part in the robbery, but his subsequent escape from prison and his life as a fugitive for 36 years gained him notoriety.
- Bruce Reynolds. Bruce Reynolds, a thief and antiques dealer, planned the robbery that has become one of the most notorious in British criminal history. Nicknamed "Napoleon", he first fled to Mexico on a false passport then later to Canada with his wife Angela and son Nick.
- Ronald Edwards. Ronald "Buster" Edwards, who is perhaps best known as the subject of the 1988 film Buster, in which he was played by singer Phil Collins, is widely believed to have wielded the cosh used to hit train driver Jack Mills over the head.
- Charles Wilson. Charles Frederick Wilson was the "treasurer" who gave each of the robbers their cut of the haul. He was captured quickly and during his trial earned the nickname "the silent man" because he refused to say anything.
The Great Train Robbery: Created by Chris Chibnall. With Robert Glenister, Jack Roth, Luke Evans, Paul Anderson. A two-part drama which portrays The Great Train Robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.
Ronnie Biggs (born August 8, 1929, London, England—died December 18, 2013, London) was a British criminal who was involved in the Great Train Robbery (1963) and later became a fugitive from justice. Great Train Robbery: Ronnie Biggs Ronnie Biggs after being arrested for his involvement in the Great Train Robbery, 1963.
