The son of one of the Great Train Robbers has spoken about his life on the run while his father was one of the world's most wanted men
Great Train Robbers has spoken about his life on the run while his father was one of the world's most wanted men.
“When he was jailed I went to prisons all over the country. We used to travel five-and-a-half hours to get to Durham prison. It was like a horrible old castle... really scary. I remember the screw’s boots clanking on the floor and the keys rattling.” By the end of 1964, most of the 15 gang members had been jailed. Bruce had moved with wife Frances and Nick to Mexico. He was just 18 months at the time of the robbery.
“Or they’d go see Frank Sinatra in Vegas... in the front row. Sinatra dedicated a song to my mum, calling her the Green Hornet because she was wearing a green silk dress. Imagine going from a girl from a poor background on a council estate to being addressed by her favourite singer. It must have blown her mind.”
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