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Great Train Robbery

1963
The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.61 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 Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire,... Wikipedia
Location: Ledburn
Date: August 8, 1963
Cause: Train robbery
Charges: Conspiracy to rob; armed robbery; obstructing justice; receiving stolen goods
Convictions: 11 men sentenced (Bill Boal and Lennie Field later exonerated) to terms up to 30 years
Coordinates: 51°52′44″N 0°40′10″W / 51.87889°N 0.66944°W
Non-fatal injuries: Jack Mills (train driver)