The Train Robbers

Their Story

Piers Paul Read

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Virgin Books
15 July 2013

Biography: general; True crime; Organised crime

The great train robbers tell their story

On Thursday August 8, 1963, fifteen masked men stopped the night train from Glasgow to London and robbed it of e2,500,000 (the equivalent of e41 million today). It was called the crime of the century, and the thieves were relentlessly pursued by Scotland Yard until half the gang were behind bars serving huge prison terms. But the story did not end there. First one, then another escaped in thrilling style and fled abroad, catching the world's imagination and making the Train Robbers into folk heroes.

Thirteen years later, the gang combined to tell their story, and Piers Paul Read, author of the bestselling Alive, agreed to write it. This is the classic, complete and exclusive story of the twentieth-century's most audacious crime and its even more sensational aftermath.

By: Piers Paul Read
Imprint: Virgin Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780753541760
ISBN 10: 0753541769
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 July 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Piers Paul Read, the son of poet and art critic Sir Herbert Read, was born in 1941 and educated at Ampleforth and Cambridge. He has published many novels and works of non-fiction and is the winner of numerous literary prizes, among them the Thomas More medal for distinguished contribution to Catholic literature for his book Alive. Reid is married with two sons and two daughters and lives in London.

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The Train Robbers

Their Story

Piers Paul Read

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