Most of the gang , including Biggs , were soon picked up in a massive manhunt after police discovered fingerprints at a farmhouse hideout where the robbers had holed up to split their spoils . Ronnie Biggs freed on compassionate grounds because of ailing health . Biggs took part in 1963 Great Train Robbery , dubbed ` ` robbery of the century '' in UK . Biggs , 80 on Saturday , has been hospitalized suffering from severe pneumonia . He escaped from jail , spent time as a criminal before returning to UK in December .
Ronnie Biggs freed on compassionate grounds because of ailing health . Biggs took part in 1963 Great Train Robbery , dubbed ` ` robbery of the century '' in UK . Biggs , 80 on Saturday , has been hospitalized suffering from severe pneumonia . He escaped from jail , spent time as a criminal before returning to UK in December .