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