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Great Train Robbery: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date August 8, 1963
Location United Kingdom • England
Context The Great Train Robbery

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Three of the suspects arrested in connection with the Great Train Robbery leaving court with blankets over their heads, 1963.
Ronnie Biggs, wearing a suit, is escorted by several uniformed British police officers outside a building after his arrest in October 1963.
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Ronnie Biggs
British criminal