Great Train Robbery: £2.6 Million Stolen from a Royal Mail Train
A gang of fifteen men hijacked a Royal Mail train in England and made off with £2.6 million in banknotes, the largest cash robbery in British history at the time. This audacious heist shattered public confidence in postal security and forced authorities to overhaul how they transported and protected high-value currency across the country.
August 8, 1963
63 years ago
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