Ronnie Biggs proud and unrepentant of his role in Great Train Robbery

Half a century after Britain’s infamous Great Train Robbery, the most notorious member of the gang, Ronnie Biggs, is unrepentant and says he is proud of his role in the heist.

The gang stole the equivalent of £45m (€51.8m) in today’s money from a mail train travelling from Glasgow to London 50 years ago this Thursday.

The crime itself was audacious enough, but it was Biggs’ 36 years on the run and his high-profile new life in Brazil which propelled him to fame.