The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of a Royal Mail train heading between Glasgow and London in the early hours of Thursday 8 August 1963 at Bridego .br On the 8th of august 1963: Britain wakes up to the news of the biggest robbery this country had ever seen. A train had been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles fro its .br Documentary on the 1963 Great Train Robbery Enjoy, comment and subscribe. :)br On the 8th of august 1963: Britain wakes up to the news of the biggest robbery this country had ever seen. A train had been hijacked and robbed, 35 miles fro its .