Which great train robbers were never caught?

The Great Train Robbery of 1963 made some of the men who carried out the £2.6million heist household names, including the notorious Ronnie Biggs. But whilst 12 men were either jailed or fled, three individuals eluded police. Two, Harry Smith and Danny Pembroke, were later unmasked, but the third remained unidentified.



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Mills never overcame the trauma of the robbery. After the robbery, the gang hid at Leatherslade Farm. The police found this hideout, and incriminating evidence, a monopoly board with fingerprints, led to the eventual arrest and conviction of most of the gang. The ringleaders were sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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David Hanrahan's 2011 book tells the true story of the audacious 1855 robbery of more than 80 kg of large gold bars and coins from the London Bridge to Folkestone train.

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The last major American train robbery was attempted on November 25, 1937, on a Southern Pacific Railroad's westbound Apache Limited out of El Paso, Texas.

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The robbers escaped with an estimated £2.6 million, which would have been worth about £46 million today, which they split amongst themselves. Most of the cash has never been recovered.

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