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The Royal Mail's Glasgow to London travelling post office (TPO) train was stopped by tampered signals. The 15-member gang, led by Bruce Reynolds and including Ronnie Biggs, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Hussey , John Wheater , Brian Field , Jimmy White , Tommy Wisbey , Gordon Goody and Buster Edwards , got away with £2.6 million. Although no guns were used in the robbery, some members of the gang struck the train driver, Jack Mills , on the head with iron bars. Mills never fully recovered from the attack and never returned to work. He died in 1970.
Thirteen of the gang members were caught after police discovered their fingerprints in their Oxfordshire farmhouse hide-out. The robbers were tried, sentenced and imprisoned. Biggs and Reynolds escaped from prison 15 months into their sentences, eventually settling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Charlie Wilson escaped and was living outside Montreal, Canada on Rigaud MountainRigaud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in Vaudreuil-Soulanges at the junction of the Ottawa River (Riviere des Ouatouais) and the Rigaud River. It is the farthest western suburb of Montreal. The commuter train to downtown Montreal starts. In the upper-middle-class neighbourhood where the large, secluded properties are surrounded by trees, Wilson was just another resident who enjoyed his privacy. Only when his wife made the mistake of telephoning her parents in England, was Scotland YardOther uses of this term include Scotland Yard (band), Scotland Yard board game New Scotland Yard often referred to as simply Scotland Yard or The Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service responsible for policing Greater London (although able to track him down.
Despite the injury to the train driver, the robbery and escape are regarded by many as highly romantic, and Ronnie Biggs is treated affectionately by some of the British tabloidA tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. This is the smaller of two standard newspaper sizes; the larger newspapers, associated with higher-quality journalis press.
In May 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap Biggs, aged 71, returned to Britain. He had suffered several strokes and had indicated his desire to return to England even if it meant being imprisoned. He was.
The story of Buster Edwards, who fled to MexicoThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co but later surrended to authorities, was dramatised in the 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. film, Buster, which starred Phil Collins in the title role.
One of the TPO carriages involved is now preserved at Birmingham Railway Museum.
The lost money was never recovered.