This is the name of the robbery which took place on August 8, 1963. The target was a royal post train and the prey amounted 2, 3 million pounds. The train was stopped on the Bridego railway bridge from Ledburn, near Mentmore, England using light signals. A gang made up of five men, led by a certain Bruce Reynolds got into the train and stole 2.3 million pounds in notes of one, five and ten pounds – in today’s money, that would be $80 million.
Although no fire arm was used, the train mechanic, Jack Mills was hit in the head with a crow bar but did not suffer any more injuries. Thirteen of the gang members were caught after police were able to identify them by their fingerprints. They were hiding at Leaderslade farm, near Oakley, Buckinhamshire. The robbers were judged and sentenced to prison. One of them managed to escape after 15 months in prison and moved to Melbourne, Australia and then to Rio de Janeiro to cover his tracks. Another robber escaped to Montreal, Canada and had lived there happily until he made a mistake and got caught by Scotland Yard.