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    The Great Train Robbery: The Second Gang: The South Coast Raiders

    By Jim Morris

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    The names of Bruce Reynolds, Buster Edwards, and Ronnie Biggs have become synonymous with the Great Train Robbery. But a major contributor solved the question of stopping the train – and he came from another firm. When the question of stopping the train was raised, Buster thought he might know someone . . . who knew someone. A link was made and two ‘firms’ joined forces, though the recent claim that Roger Cordrey was suggested to Buster grossly over-simplifies the dynamics of the two firms joining.
    This, the second in a series of essays looking at the Great Train Robbery, plots the known history of the second firm of Roger Cordrey, Bobby Welch, Tommy Wisbey and others who joined up with the main firm to rob the train. They were loosely called The South Coast Raiders and had already had some success with train raids on the southern rails.
    The narrative traces what is known of their raids, looking at contemporary reports, together with what was discussed in later years. Roger Cordrey described himself as a ‘technician’ who wired up the ‘distant’ signal for John Daly to switch to amber in order to slow the train down; Roger himself was at the ‘home’ signal to bring the train to a standstill. And the raid could start. A recent account claims that John Daly didn’t follow Roger’s instructions though there is no definitive evidence to support this.
    This series of essays is to stimulate discussion. My first essay was knocked because I called the Director of Public Prosecutions by their latter day title of the Crown Prosecution Service: for some reason the review was entitled Unsubstantiated Ravings! A follow-up laid criticism for not putting in an apostrophe! But if these are the only faults, then it does suggest the overall content might have some merit and therefore something to offer the reconsideration of history in Britain in the 1960’s.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMay 1, 2014
    ISBN9781783014194
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