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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Leopald Joseph/ANL/REX (3028523a) The Great Train Robbery 1963 Leatherslade Farm In Oakley Buckinghamshire The Robbers Hideout The Great Train Robbery (originally Called The Cheddington Mail Van Raid) Is The Name Given To The Train Robbery Of A Royal Mail Train Heading Between Glasgow And London On 8 August 1963 At Bridego Railway Bridge Ledburn Near Mentmore In Buckinghamshire England.[1] After Tampering With Line Signals A 15-strong Gang Of Robbers Led By Bruce Reynolds Attacked The Train. Other Gang Members Included Gordon Goody Buster Edwards Charlie Wilson Jimmy Hussey Ronnie Biggs Tommy Wisbey John Wheater Jimmy White And Brian Field As Well As Three Men Known Only As Numbers '1' '2' And '3'. The Gang Used Careful Planning Based On Inside Information From A Person Known As 'the Ulsterman' And The Robbers Got Away With Over Ii2.6 Million (the Equivalent Of Ii46 Million Today). The Bulk Of The Stolen Money Was Never Recovered. Though The Gang Did Not Use Any Firearms Jack Mills The Train Driver Was Beaten Over The Head With A Metal Bar. Mills' Injuries Were Severe Enough To End His Career. After The Robbery The Gang Hid At Leatherslade Farm. It Was After The Police Found This Hideout That Incriminating Evidence Would Lead To The Eventual Arrest And Conviction Of Most Of The Gang. The Ringleaders Were Handed 30-year Jail Sentences. The Great Train Robbery 1963 Leatherslade Farm In Oakley Buckinghamshire The Robbers Hideout The Great Train Robbery (originally Called The Cheddington Mail Van Raid) Is The Name Given To The Train Robbery Of A Royal Mail Train Heading Between Glasgo