The Great Train Robbery of 1963 has been called "the heist of the century.” In the early morning hours of August 8, 1963, a gang of 15 masked men robbed a Royal Mail train on its route from Glasgow to London. The #bandits made off with £2.6 million — today's equivalent of $53.3 million. Pictured here, three handcuffed men arrested in connection with the #robbery. Visit the link in our bio to look back at one of #Britain’s most infamous crimes. _ 📷: Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images | Gettyarchive | #TrueCrime #History #OTD #1963 #Crime #Archive