Does anybody know whether Bruce Reynolds is alive? How can I contact him?

Question

Bruce Reynolds is the brain of the Great Train Robbery (1963). He finally went to prison, but I don't know whether he is alive or not. I would like to interview him, so I would be very pleased if someone could tell me how I can contact him (his email would be great).

To know further on the Great Train Robbery you can click here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1310271.stm

Thank you very much!

Josep Fredolic

Answer 1

classic sports car once owned by the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery, whose partners in crime included Ronald Biggs, is soon to be auctioned in England.
Bruce Reynolds was the 'brains' behind the 'Great train robbery' in 1963 in which a gang robbed £2.4 million. He was a career criminal who liked the high life and drove an Aston Martin. An accomplished housebreaker and jewel thief, he formed the team that 'took the train' with friends Buster Edwards, Gordon Goody and driver Roy James amongst others. The robbery remained the most significant heist in British criminal history until the Brinks Mat robbery in 1983. Reynolds went on the run in the aftermath of the Great Train robbery, living under various aliases abroad. He spent considerable time in South America before returning to Britain, where he was tried and sentenced. Since his release he has enjoyed a moderately high profile as a media 'former criminal' celebrity and his autobiography 'The Autobiography of a Thief' was generally well received.

British group, Alabama 3, recorded a tribute to Bruce Reynolds, 'Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds' on which he appears, on their 2005 album, Outlaw

A black 1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mk II roadster, owned by convicted getaway car driver Bruce Reynolds, will be auctioned on October 6. Reynolds bought the car in 1963, soon after the heist, which netted the gang of 15 more than 2.5 million pounds ($A6.4 million) in untraceable notes. The car can be viewed at classic-auctions.com and is expected to fetch 24,000-28,000 pounds.