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===Bruce Reynolds===
[[Bruce Reynolds|Bruce Richard Reynolds]] was born on 7 September 1931 at [[Charing Cross Hospital]], [[Strand, London]], to Thomas Richard and Dorothy Margaret (née Keen). His mother died in 1935, and he had trouble living with his father and stepmother, so he often stayed with one or other of his grandmothers. Reynolds was jailed for three years on several counts of breaking and entering, and upon his release quickly started re-offending. He soon joined a gang with best friend John Daly (future brother-in-law). They were mentored by South Western gang leaders Ernie Watts and Terry Hogan (a.k.a. Harry Booth). Also, he did some work with Jimmy White and met Buster Edwards at [[Charlie Richardson]]'s club. Richardson in turn introduced him to Gordon Goody.<ref name="Reynolds 1995">{{cite book|title=''Crossing The Line: Autobiography of a Thief''|year=1995|author=[[Bruce Reynolds|Reynolds, Bruce]] |publisher=Bantam Press|isbn=1-8522-7929-X}}</ref>{{page needed|date=August 2020}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2020}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}

After the train heist, Reynolds escaped to Mexico with his wife, Angela, and young son, [[Nick Reynolds (sculptor)|Nick Reynolds]] (who later became a member of the band [[Alabama 3]], whose song "[[Woke Up This Morning]]" was the opening theme of ''[[The Sopranos]]''<ref name="Adam Bernstin, The Washington Post A26">{{cite journal|journal=Newsday|title=Bruce Reynolds, 'Robbery' architect|author=Adam Bernstin, ''The Washington Post''|date=2 March 2013|page=A26}}</ref>) and lived lavishly with his share of the take, approximately £150,000. When that money ran out, Reynolds moved his family to Canada and then France under false identities, in search of work, before returning to the United Kingdom to pursue opportunities promised by his old criminal contacts. He was arrested in 1968 in [[Torquay]]<ref name="Adam Bernstin, The Washington Post A26"/> and sentenced to 25 years in jail. He was released a decade later.<ref name=Lawless>{{cite news|title=UK 'Great Train Robber' Bruce Reynolds dies at 81|date=28 February 2013<!-- 8:54 AM, Updated: 28 February 2013 10:30 AM-->|author=Jill Lawless (Associated Press)|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/uk-great-train-robber-bruce-reynolds-dies-81|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516190420/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/uk-great-train-robber-bruce-reynolds-dies-81|archive-date=16 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Reynolds was sent back to prison in the mid-1980s for dealing amphetamines.<ref name="Adam Bernstin, The Washington Post A26"/> He produced occasional journalism pieces, was a consultant on movie and book projects about the train heist, and published a well-regarded crime memoir, ''Crossing the Line: The Autobiography of a Thief'' (1995).<ref name="Reynolds 1995"/><ref name="Adam Bernstin, The Washington Post A26"/><ref name=Lawless/> In a 2003 interview, Reynolds recalled: "from an early age I always wanted a life of adventure." He was rejected by the [[Royal Navy]] because of poor eyesight, and then tried to become a foreign correspondent, but his highest achievement in that vein was to become a clerk at the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. While his life in crime did provide excitement, Reynolds said in 2003, "I've always felt that I can't escape my past. And in many ways, I feel that it is like a line from the '[[Rime of the Ancient Mariner|Ancient Mariner]]' and that the notoriety was like an albatross around my neck."<ref name=Lawless/> Reynolds died aged 81 on 28 February 2013 after a brief illness.<ref name="Adam Bernstin, The Washington Post A26"/><ref name=Lawless/> He was survived by his son Nick.<ref name=bbc28022013>{{cite news|title=Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds dies aged 81|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21617926|access-date=28 February 2013|work=BBC News|date=28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228164522/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21617926|archive-date=28 February 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>