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Bruce Richard Reynolds (7 September 1931 – 28 February 2013) was an English criminal who masterminded the 1963 Great Train Robbery. At the time it was Britain's largest robbery, netting £2,631,684, equivalent to £69 million today. Reynolds spent five years on the run before being sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment in 1969.
Feb 28, 2013 · Reynolds was the key planner behind the £2.6m heist in 1963, which was a record at the time. He evaded capture for five years, served 10 years in jail and later became a film consultant and author.
After tampering with the lineside signals to bring the train to a halt, a gang of 15, led by Bruce Reynolds, attacked the train.
Aug 8, 2023 · Nick Reynolds was a year old when his dad Bruce Reynolds was part of the gang that stole £2.6m from a mail train in Buckinghamshire on 8 August 1963.
Aug 12, 2023 · Bruce Reynolds led the audacious raid that stole £2.6m from a Royal Mail train in 1963. His son Nick Reynolds spent five years on the run with him and shares his story in a Sky News podcast.
Feb 28, 2013 · The mastermind of the 1963 heist that stole £2.6m from a mail train died in London after a short illness. Reynolds spent five years on the run, wrote a memoir and lectured on crime issues.
Mar 1, 2013 · Bruce Reynolds, the chief architect of one of 20th-century Britain’s most notorious crimes, the caper known as the Great Train Robbery, died on Thursday in England. He was 81. His son,...
