1963 Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8th August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. Our Picture Shows ... Detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell, Head of Buckinghamshire CID and Det. Supt. Gerald McArthur of Scotland Yard (wearing hat) examine the mail carriage in the sidings at Cheddington Train Station, Friday 9th August 1963.

1963 Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8th August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. Our Picture Shows ... Detective Superintendent Malcolm Fewtrell, Head of Buckinghamshire CID and Det. Supt. Gerald McArthur of Scotland Yard (wearing hat) examine  the mail carriage in the sidings at Cheddington Train Station, Friday 9th August 1963. Stock Photo
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Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo

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4716 x 4823 px | 39.9 x 40.8 cm | 15.7 x 16.1 inches | 300dpi

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9 August 1963

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