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The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.61 million (calculated to present-day value of £69 million - or $73,547,750), 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 Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The First Great Train Robbery (known in the United States as The Great Train Robbery) is a 1978 British heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel The Great Train Robbery. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down.
The Great Train Robbery, American silent western film, released in 1903, that is historically significant for its innovative approach to film editing and narration.
Jul 16, 2014 · Learn how a gang of 15 criminals pulled off the largest cash theft in history in 1963, and how one of them revealed the identity of the mastermind after 51 years. The documentary A Tale of Two Thieves explores the heist, the investigation, and the legacy of the Great Train Robbery.
The Great Train Robbery is a two-part British television miniseries, written by Chris Chibnall, that was first broadcast on BBC One on 18 and 19 December 2013. The series is distributed worldwide by Kew Media.
Aug 8, 2013 · Learn how a gang of thieves stopped a train in 1963 and escaped with £2.6m in used banknotes. See the images and interactive map of the robbery, the getaway and the arrests.
