One August night in 1963, a Royal Mail train was brought to a halt, and within fifteen minutes, millions of pounds had vanished. The Great Train Robbery shocked Britain and turned ordinary criminals into enduring media figures.
In the world of railways, trains have moved more than just people and freight—they’ve carried secrets,…
It was a heist so daring it could have been a work of fiction—except it wasn’t. In 1855, a group of thieves…