Two sacks of money recovered from the Great Train Robbery

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1963-08-11 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Ron Burton
'Two sacks of stolen money recovered from the Great Train

'Two sacks of stolen money recovered from the Great Train

A photograph showing two sacks of stolen money, recovered from the Great Train Robbery, taken in August 1963 by Ron Burton for the Daily Herald.

£2.6 million was stolen from a Travelling Post Office train on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10738
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall:
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph