1963 Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8th August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. After tampering with the lineside signals in order to bring the train to a halt, a gang attacked the train. Our Picture Shows ... Post Office staff at Cheddington.
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4686 x 4734 px | 39.7 x 40.1 cm | 15.6 x 15.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
8 August 1963Photographer:
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