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Great Train Robber Tommy Wisbey charge sheet auctioned | Great Train Robber Tommy Wisbey charge sheet auctioned |
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An original charge sheet belonging to one of the Great Train Robbers has fetched £750 at auction in Berkshire. | |
Tommy William Wisbey was a bookie hired as "muscle" for the Great Train Robbery, which took place on 8 August 1963. | Tommy William Wisbey was a bookie hired as "muscle" for the Great Train Robbery, which took place on 8 August 1963. |
Wisbey, whose role in the heist was to frighten the train staff, was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for his involvement but was released in 1976. | Wisbey, whose role in the heist was to frighten the train staff, was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment for his involvement but was released in 1976. |
The sheet had been estimated to sell for between £300 and £500. | |
It was sold on behalf of Wisbey by Special Auction Services in Newbury. | |
Adam Inglut, antiques and collectables specialist, said an internet bidder won the sheet but he did not know who he was or where he was from. | |
The gang raided a Glasgow to London mail train and escaped with £2.6m in used bank notes. | The gang raided a Glasgow to London mail train and escaped with £2.6m in used bank notes. |
The haul from a mail train in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, was a record at that time. | The haul from a mail train in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, was a record at that time. |
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