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Great Train Crimes
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Author : Jonathan Oates
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Great Train Crimes written by Jonathan Oates and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with True Crime categories.
“Oates charts train crimes from the Victorian period to the present day, from casual murder to calculated robbery. . . . A must for true-crime addicts” (Practical Family History). Murder and robbery committed on the railways have long held a special place in British criminal history. Railways and trains create special conditions—and opportunities—for criminal acts. Two legendary large-scale robberies took place on the British railways—the Gold Bullion Robbery of 1855 and the Great Train Robbery of 1963—and these extraordinary episodes are often used as examples of the ultimate in criminal audacity. But as Jonathan Oates shows in this powerful selection of case studies, most railway crime is less sensational yet, in many ways, more revealing. He reconstructs in vivid detail some of the most memorable cases dating from Victorian times to the present day. Included are cases of adults and children who were thrown to their deaths from trains, decapitated corpses found beside railway lines, passengers who were pushed from platforms into the path of oncoming trains, and others who were stabbed, shot, or strangled during their journeys and were found dead on arrival. The sheer variety of crimes is astonishing, as are the stories that unravel behind them. As he retells these sensational, bizarre, often ghastly tales, Oates gives an insight into the reality of railway crime. His collection is a must for addicts of true crime cases and for readers who enjoy railway history.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Mike Holgate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05-24
The Great Train Robbery written by Mike Holgate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-24 with Crime categories.
2013 marks the 50th anniversary of a train robbery considered the greatest crime of the 20th century, now known as The Great Train Robbery. It is also the 125th anniversary of the Whitechapel Murders and the 175th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria who narrowly missed murder at the hands of the Railway Assassin. All these and other great criminal cases are brought together in this book.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Michael Crichton
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-05-14
The Great Train Robbery written by Michael Crichton and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-14 with Fiction categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Nick Russell-Pavier
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-01-10
The Great Train Robbery written by Nick Russell-Pavier and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-10 with True Crime categories.
Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath. In the early hours of Thursday 8th August 1963 at rural Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, £2.6 million (£50 million today) in unmarked £5, £1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London nightmail train in a daring and brilliantly executed operation lasting just 46 minutes. Quickly dubbed the crime of the century, it has captured the imagination of the public and the world's media for 50 years, taking its place in British folklore and giving birth to the myths of The Great Train Robbery. Ronnie Biggs, Buster Edwards and Bruce Reynolds became household names. But what really happened? This is the story of four talented villains who took the criminal world by storm, of the 'perfect crime'. It is also the story of ruthless policemen, determined to hunt the robbers down and to make sure nobody slipped through the net, not even the innocent. It is the story of an Establishment under siege, and of one mistake which cost the robbers 307 years in prison. Fifty years later, here is the story set out in full for the first time, a true-life crime thriller, and also a vivid slice of British social history.
The Secret Train Robber
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Author : Lee Sturley
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-05-21
The Secret Train Robber written by Lee Sturley and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-21 with True Crime categories.
The Crime of the Century. The biggest train heist in Britain’s history. The Great Train Robbery. In the early hours of Thursday, 8th August 1963, a fifteen-strong gang stole £2.6 million (£45 million of today’s money) from the Glasgow to London mail train at Sears Crossing, Buckinghamshire. The crime was so epic; every single development of the case was followed tirelessly by the press. Countless books have since been published and, even today, films, television dramas and documentaries continue to study the smallest of details of one of the most daring and cleverly concocted criminal plans of all-time. Much of the gang were later captured and paid the price with lengthy jail sentences. But 50 years on, many still question who the real mastermind behind the plot. For years most people accepted that Bruce Reynolds was but is that really the case? One man knows the answer and the true identity of the man behind the robbery all too well. In this engrossing biography, the only living person who personally knows the real mastermind revisits the Great Train Robbery and rewrites history as we know it. Full of explosive, fresh revelations, The Secret Train Robber sees the final piece of the puzzle firmly set in place and the name of one of Britain’s most sophisticated criminal minds ever is finally revealed.
The Curse Of The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Jon Fordham
language : en
Publisher: Arena Books Limited
Release Date : 2016-03-07
The Curse Of The Great Train Robbery written by Jon Fordham and has been published by Arena Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the early hours of 8 August 1963, a crime took place which simultaneously captured the imagination of the general public, and shook the British Establishment to the core, in a way that no criminal event had ever done before. The Great Train Robbery, as it subsequently became known, involved the audacious high-jacking of one of Her Majesty's mail trains, netting the sixteen strong gang over 2.6million, equivalent to almost 50million in 2016. One by one, thanks to the tenacity of the Scotland Yard Flying Squad officers charged with bringing the perpetrators to justice, all known members of the gang were brought to trial and, with one exception, were subsequently convicted and sentenced to imprisonment. However, there was a great deal of public outrage at the length of the some of the sentences handed out by the trial judge, with many of the gang facing the prospect of up to 30 years in prison. Yet, for many of those involved both directly and indirectly in the Great Train Robbery, the story does not end there. Over the coming years, a series of tragedies, misfortunes, illnesses and downright bad luck were to blight the lives of a significant number of the guilty and the innocent. The Curse of the Great Train Robbery tells the thrilling story of the robbery and reveals the series of subsequent events which will leave readers to ponder whether this was a crime which was both cursed and doomed to fail from the very outset."
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Andrew Cook
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Great Train Robbery written by Andrew Cook and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with True Crime categories.
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 is one of the most infamous crimes in British history. The bulk of the money stolen (equivalent to over £40 million today) has never been recovered, and there has not been a single year since 1963 when one aspect of the crime or its participants has not been featured in the media. Despite the wealth and extent of this coverage, a host of questions have remained unanswered: Who was behind the robbery? Was it an inside job? And who got away with the crime of the century? Fifty years of selective falsehood and fantasy has obscured the reality of the story behind the robbery. The fact that a considerable number of the original investigation and prosecution files on those involved and alleged to have been involved were closed, in many cases until 2045, has only served to muddy the waters still further. Now, through Freedom of Information requests and the exclusive opening of many of these files, Andrew Cook reveals a new picture of the crime and its investigation that, at last, provides answers to many of these questions.
The Great Train Robbery
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Author : Jim Morris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Great Train Robbery written by Jim Morris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
A new history of the most infamous crimes of the 1960s. Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the robbery, 8 August 2013.
The Great Train Robbery And Most Infamous British Crimes
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Author : Tim Hill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-08-22
The Great Train Robbery And Most Infamous British Crimes written by Tim Hill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with Crime categories.
Detailed narratives recount heinous crimes of recent years, copiously illustrated with rare photographs and news stories reprinted from the Daily Mail.
Curse Of Great Train Robbery
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Author : Jon Fordham
language : en
Publisher: Arena books
Release Date : 2016-03-07
Curse Of Great Train Robbery written by Jon Fordham and has been published by Arena books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-07 with Transportation categories.
The story of the Great Train Robbery of 1963 according to the latest research and how it adversely affected the lives of all thos involved.