Case file · 1963 · Heists & Swindles
The Great Train Robbery
The Red Light at Sears Crossing
A rigged signal, a mail train and £2.6 million. Where did the money go?
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This 7 min episode was written from the public record. These are the sources behind it.
- The National Archives (UK): Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary report on a mail train robbery (Great Train Robbery) (catalogue record HO 287/1496)
- The National Archives (UK): The Great Train Robbery (conspiracy to stop mail and robbery with aggravation): Exhibits 197 - 451 (not inclusive): Regina v Cordrey and others (trial exhibits record ASSI 13/654)
- The Postal Museum: 10 Interesting Facts About The Great Train Robbery (Royal Mail history)
- BBC: 1963: Train robbers make off with millions (On This Day)
- BBC News: The Great Train Robbers: Who were they? (the gang and their fates)
- Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963) (overview)
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