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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part One)

In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.

Bruce Reynolds
Gordon Goody
Recent photo, Sears Crossing
Bridge #127, Bridego Bridge
Ronnie Biggs, mug shot
Ronnie Biggs, Bruce Reynolds and their sons

Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part Two)

In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.

Detective Tommy Butler
Leatherslade Farm
Judge Edmund Davies, entering court
Plaque at Crewe railroad station commemorating Jack Mills and David Whitby
Charmain Biggs, in later years
Gordon Goody, later years
Grave of Bruce Reynolds, sculpted by his son Nick, Highgate Cemetery

Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Book and Music Information)

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“The Great Train Robbery: Crime of the Century,” by Nick Russell-Pavier and Stewart Richards, and,

“The Great Train Robbery: Fiftieth Anniversary,” by Bruce Reynolds and Ronnie Biggs

Music used in this podcast included:

Part One intro, Part Two outro: “Too Late Now,” by Go By Ocean/Ryan McCaffery

Part One outro and Part Two intro: “Los Encinos,” by Quinoas Moreira