IT WAS the raid that transfixed the nation, and made household names out of thieves such as Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds.
And now it is immortalised in a display.
The Great Train Robbery in 1963, saw a gang of 11 men take up to £2.6 million – £56 million in today’s money – from a locomotive heading between Glasgow and London.
The story continues to fascinate today, and is one of the star attractions at the Thames Valley Police museum in Sulhamstead.
There are also displays telling the story of the police in the Thames Valley.
The venue is now reopen following covid closures. Visitors can attend on Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon.
Entry is free, and the museum is located in The Thames Valley Police Training Centre.
