ROBERT HARDMAN: Final V-sign to Britain from Biggs as Great Train Robber makes his last escape in traditional gangland funeral - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar...bber-goes.html
Ronnie Biggs, face of Great Train Robbery, slips away with perfect timing - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...-train-robbery
ROBERT HARDMAN: Final V-sign to Britain from Biggs as Great Train Robber makes his last escape in traditional gangland funeral - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/ar...bber-goes.html
Billy, I don't know why but for some odd reason all your recent images appear upside-down when I view the forum on my iPhone. Although they are the right way up when I view the same pages on my laptop. Very odd
Steve
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs's final chat with Glasgow hardman Ian 'Blink' McDonald - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...biggss-2985223
There was a short piece on the GTR at the end of tonight's episode of Michael Portillo's Great Railway Journeys including a visit to Bridigo Bridge for your info Billy.
The Secret History: The Great Train Robbery, referenced above as http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/634644 is available on YouTube at http://tinyurl.com/plfmlg4.
I was a member of the crew on this show and it allows me to tell people that I was taught to make caipirinhas (the cocktail) by Ronnie Biggs in Rio de Janeiro 😳
A clip from a 1980's Documentary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WnwwPZeZ-g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WnwwPZeZ-g
The infamous "Ulsterman" is about to be revealed:-
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...-identity.html
Unmasked at last: Belfast-born postal worker is finally named as the Great Train Robbers' inside 'Ulsterman' - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Ulsterman.html
Links to some more articles below.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-000-name.html
http://www.independent.ie/life/the-g...-30627345.html
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...mystery-inside
Great Train Robber Tommy Wisbey charge sheet auctioned - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-29508193