Bruce Reynolds

Bruce Richard Reynolds (7 September 1931 – 28 February 2013)^[1] was a British criminal. He led the Great Train Robbery of 1963.^[2] At the time it was Britain's largest robbery.^[3] He stole an amount equal to £41 million today (2013).^[4] Reynolds spent five years on the run from police. He was imprisoned for 25 years in 1969. He was released in 1978. He wrote three books and performed with the band Alabama 3, for whom his son, Nick, plays.^[5]

Bruce Reynolds
Reynolds in 1999
Born	Bruce Richard Reynolds (1931-09-07)7 September 1931 Strand, London, England
Died	28 February 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 81) Croydon, London, England
Cause of death	Unknown
Occupation(s)	Robber, drug dealer
Known for	Great Train Robbery of 1963
Spouse	Frances Reynolds (?-her death)
Children	Nick Reynolds

Reynolds was born in Strand, London. He also had convictions for assault and supplying drugs.

He died in Croydon, London, at the age of 81.^[1][3][6]

References

1. "Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds dies aged 81". BBC News. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. "Bruce Reynolds". The Daily Telegraph. 1 March 2013. p. 33.
3. "Obituary: Bruce Reynolds". The Guardian. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
4. Jake Arnott (12 July 2013). "Great Train Robbery: How Bruce Reynolds became a writer". BBC News. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
5. Reynolds, Bruce (29 January 2008). "Comment: Anyone can steal - but few get away" – via www.theguardian.com.
6. "The "Train Robber House"". Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2018-04-01.