EKA Actors star in reconstruction of THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY - Now on Sky Crime & Investigation Network

BRIAN GROVES

Plays train Robber GORDON GOODY

MAX CALLUM

Plays the young policeman who uncovers the robbers hideout

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery was the name given to the audacious robbery of The Royal Mail’s Glasgow to London traveling post office train on August 8, 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.

The train was stopped by tampered signals and a 15-member gang, led by Bruce Reynolds along with Ronnie Biggs, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hussey, John Wheater, Brian Field, Jimmy White, Tommy Wisbey, Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards and three men only known as No’s 1, 2 and 3.

The heist netted the gang £2.6 million and it was noted for its meticulous planning with no guns being used. However, the train driver, Jack Mills, was struck on the head with an iron bar during a struggle. Mills never recovered from the attack and didn’t return to work. Although he died of Leukemia in 1970, his family maintains that the attack contributed to his poor health.

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