A HOUSE in Norbury may have been used as a drop-off point for sackfuls of Great Train Robbery loot, newly-emerged evidence shows.

A crime report, which had not been due for release until 2039, claims a minibus pulled up outside the property in Pollards Hill South hours after the infamous August 1963 heist.

In it, according to the unnamed witness, were two men and around 30 bulging pillow cases with their tops tied up with rope.

The men proceeded to unload the cases into the property, which was owned at the time by a woman called Lola Willard, who is understood to have had links with south London's criminal underworld.

Research historian Andrew Cook, who gained access to the report while researching a book to tie in with the heist's 50th anniversary next year, believes the money was left to be picked up by "the Ulsterman" – the Royal Mail insider who relayed key information to the gang but was never arrested or publicly identified.

And he is convinced the information is true.

"I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt – and we have back-up evidence – that it actually happened," he said.

"The person (the suspected Ulsterman) had strong links to the property.

"That address was a hotbed for underground figures."

But Geoffrey Binks, who now lives in the property, prefers to keep an open mind about the "speculation".

Mr Binks said: "We didn't come into this house until 1982 – we were not here and we do not know anything about what happened at that particular time.

"What we do know is at the time of the robbery, the house was owned by Mrs Lola Willard, who I think was an actress of some description.

"The only information we were able to offer is the story taken from the memorandum.

"We heard this story about 20 years after the Great Train Robbery.

"There's no proof of any of this being true and we certainly haven't found any traces of bank notes here."

A 15-strong gang attacked the Glasgow to London mail train at Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, in August 1963, and made off with £2.6m in used banknotes.

The train's driver, Jack Mills, suffered head injuries during the robbery.