Bruce Richard Reynolds (born 7 September 1931, London) was the 'brains' behind the 'Great Train Robbery' in 1963 in which a gang stole £2.6 million. He was a career criminal who liked the high life and drove an Aston Martin and many other fast cars. An accomplished housebreaker and jewel thief, he formed the team that 'took the train' with friends Buster Edwards, Gordon Goody and driver Roy James amongst others.

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  • Bruce Richard Reynolds (born 7 September 1931, London) was the 'brains' behind the 'Great Train Robbery' in 1963 in which a gang stole £2.6 million. He was a career criminal who liked the high life and drove an Aston Martin and many other fast cars. An accomplished housebreaker and jewel thief, he formed the team that 'took the train' with friends Buster Edwards, Gordon Goody and driver Roy James amongst others. The robbery remained the most financially significant robbery in British criminal history until the Brinks Mat robbery in 1983. During the 'Great Train Robbery', the train driver, Jack Mills, was struck on the head with an iron bar. Mills died (of leukaemia a number of years later) a richer man than the robbers, due to a sympathetic public's donations. Reynolds went on the run in the aftermath of the Great Train robbery, living under various aliases abroad. He spent considerable time in North America before returning to Britain, where he was arrested by Tommy Butler at Babbacombe, Devon on 8 November 1968, tried and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Following his release in 1979, he has gained a profile as a media 'former criminal' figure and his autobiography The Autobiography of a Thief (1995) was generally well received. To date there have been 3 films based on The Great Train Robbery, The Gentleman Prefers Payment featuring Horst Tappert as Reynolds, Robbery with Stanley Baker as Reynolds and Buster with Larry Lamb as Reynolds. A third multi-million dollar film based on the event, Steal is in pre production by 10-21 Films in London. His artist son Nick plays harmonica for British rock group Alabama 3, who took inspiration from Reynolds for their album Outlaw which included the song "Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds?" a remake of a 60's folk song.
  • Bruce Richard Reynolds war Anführer der Räuberbande, die 1963 den Großen Postzugraub durchführte.
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  • Bruce Richard Reynolds (born 7 September 1931, London) was the 'brains' behind the 'Great Train Robbery' in 1963 in which a gang stole £2.6 million. He was a career criminal who liked the high life and drove an Aston Martin and many other fast cars. An accomplished housebreaker and jewel thief, he formed the team that 'took the train' with friends Buster Edwards, Gordon Goody and driver Roy James amongst others.
  • Bruce Richard Reynolds war Anführer der Räuberbande, die 1963 den Großen Postzugraub durchführte.
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