Last Of The Great Train Robbers Dies

British criminal Ronnie Biggs, best known for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, has died at the age of 84.He was part of the gang that escaped with £2.6m from the Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963. The haul the 15 men secured is the equivalent of £40m in today’s money – and was a record at that time.

Ronnie Biggs was jailed in 1964 for the robbery, but gained notoriety by escaping, having plastic surgery then moving abroad. During his moves to Australia and Brasil, Biggs evaded a number of arrests, extradition and even kidnap attempts that thwarted other members of his crew. For example, Charles Wilson the treasurer of the gang was assassinated by a hit-man on a bicycle in 1990. Biggs later returned to the UK due to ill health, was then arrested and later released on compassionate grounds.

The key to the crime was stopping the train – this was done by hacking into the train signals. Since the crime, railway signaling has been upgraded to avoid such hacks, and relies on high tech equipment.

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