One of my fave average films is on now, Buster. Groucho.. A Great Train Robbery fact if you please !?
No real trivia about it, so how's about this then?
The Great Train Robbery is one of the most well-known robberies in British history, and it resulted in a total haul of about £2.6 million. It was an expertly planned robbery that was inspired by famous Wild West railway robberies. The robbery took place on a mail train that was traveling from Glasgow to London, and it was carried out by 15 men in ski masks and helmets. Prior to the robbery, leader Bruce Reynolds and his gang had received news that the mail train was transporting valuables, and they decided to intercept it.
On the night of the 8th of August, 1963, the robbers boarded the train near Mentmore, Buckinghamshire. They attacked the 58-year old train driver Jack Mills and proceeded to uncouple the engine and the first two carriages. Then, they drove the train about one mile to Bridego Bridge, where they overcame four workers in the second carriage and loaded 120 money bags onto a waiting truck. Six months later, 12 of the 15 robbers were arrested, and they were sentenced to a total jail term of over 300 years. Bruce Reynolds was captured in 1969, and he was given a 10-year jail term.