
How The Great Train Robbery Worked
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The True Story of the Ulster Gang
There were the core gang who were carrying this thing out and they all got even split but there are also accomplices in addition to Ulster men. There was Mr. 1, Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 - those are their names though because they were never brought to justice. Three that just got away with it. Even though they knew who they were supposedly they didn't have evidence to go pick them up. And so the guy Biggs who became this criminal legend for evading the law for so many years. Apparently his only job was to find somebody who could drive the train. And he screwed it up.
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