Bruce Reynolds – The Great Train Robber’s life in photos
RIP Bruce Reynolds. It’s not often a thief’s death is announced on the national news. But then history has been kind to the gang whose great caper was masterminded by Reynolds, a known armed burglar. Reynolds was arrested after nearly five years on the run and on January 15, 1969, sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. On August 8, 1963, Reynolds and the gang stole £2,500,000 from the overnight mail express from Euston to Glasgow. They forced the driver to stop at Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, where they unloaded the booty. When arrested in Torquay, Reynolds, 38, told Detective Chief-Superintendent Tommy Butler: “Anyone who thinks crime pays must be mad. It has been driving me silly.” Reynolds was released from prison on 6 June 1978 after serving 10 years. Not all the money was found.
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Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds (right) meets former police officer John Woolley at Oakley Village Hall, Buckinghamshire, during a village fete. Mr Woolley discovered the robbers had been using nearby Leatherslade Farm as a hideout during the planning and immediate aftermath of the robbery in 1963.
Posted: 28th, February 2013 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
