The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on August 8, 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered. It was probably the largest robbery by value in British history, along with the Baker Street robbery.

The gang of train robbers consisted of 17 full members who were to receive an equal share, including 15 people who were at the actual robbery and two key informants.

The gang of 15 men from London was led by Bruce Reynolds, and assisted by Gordon Goody, Charlie Wilson and Ronald “Buster” Edwards with Roger Cordrey their key electronics expert who was an accomplished train robber already. The two key informants who brought the idea to robbers’ attention were solicitor’s clerk Brian Field and the unknown “Ulsterman”, who has never been identified or caught. The most famous member of the gang, Ronnie Biggs, had only a minor role, which was to bring the replacement train driver, a man known as “Old Pete” (who, it turned out, failed at his task as he could not drive the modern locomotive).

Movie by a similar name was made and was a runaway hit.