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Today marks 60 years since 16 men robbed £2.6m from an overnight Royal Mail train in what became known as the ‘crime of the century’ – but what happened next to the gang? On this day 60 years ago, the Great Train Robbery was committed. Known as the ‘crime of …

The signal was red at Sears Crossing. Bringing his train to a halt, driver Jack Mills had no idea that it was fake. And that red signalled danger as a ruthless gang of robbers prepared to strike… Confused, his co-driver David Whitby climbed out of the train to ring the …