The Great Train Robbery by Jim Morris
On 8 August 1963, just about 30 miles north of London, a red light brought the 'Up' Travelling Post Office to a halt. A few minutes later the locomotive and the first two carriages moved slowly forward - with a posse of extra men on board. It travelled the few hundred yards to Bridego Bridge, where it was robbed. The train, the robbers, the railwaymen and the postmen made the headlines as one of the most legendary crimes in British history took place. An act of audacity, cunning and daredevilry that became a story of tragedy, jinx and violence. Dubbed 'the Great Train Robbery', it was the cops-and-robbers story to end all cops-and-robbers stories. Like it or not, with its newsworthiness and prevalence in books, documentaries and feature films, it has an enduring appeal.
Jim Morris is a historian of crime in Britain whose has written many books on the subject. He has also written a successful biography of his sporting hero Gordon Banks. His affiliation with football goes back to his teen years when Match of the Day and Sunday afternoon TV footie gave us something to talk about at school, something important. He supported a modest second division club and saw them beat Arsenal and Liverpool. He lives in County Kildare, Ireland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445606828 |
| ISBN 10 | 1445606828 |
| Title | The Great Train Robbery |
| Author | Jim Morris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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