Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath.
In the early hours of Thursday 8th August 1963 at rural Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, A2.6 million (A50 million today) in unmarked A5, A1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London nightmail train in a daring and brilliantly executed operation lasting just 46 minutes. Quickly dubbed the crime of the century, it has captured the imagination of the public and the world's media for 50 years, taking its place in British folklore and giving birth to the myths of The Great Train Robbery....