The Great Train Robbery
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The Austerman and the Train Driver
The Austerman had inside information to the best day to rob the train. Ronnie Biggs, who will later become perhaps the most famous of the robbers, has recruited a retired engine driver for the purpose of moving the train off the mainland. But as the older man gets into the cab, he realises this is a newer model than the trains he used to drive and can't figure out how to move it. So, despite the black eye and head injuries, the original driver, Jack Mills, is forced back into the cab to complete the task for his assailants. They were aiming for a victimless crime. This was not how they wanted things to go.
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