Avgas in France has reached $7.50/gal !

High speed (180 mph) European trains are preferable to airline
transportation within Europe. No security lines nor baggage waiting,

That's interesting.

You would think after the train bombings in Spain, there would be as much --
or more -- security efforts expended on them?
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In article 9IT9e.5855$r53.47@attbi_s21, says...

High speed (180 mph) European trains are preferable to airline
transportation within Europe. No security lines nor baggage waiting,

That's interesting.

You would think after the train bombings in Spain, there would be as much --
or more -- security efforts expended on them?
--

You are correct!
The security situation on European high-speed trains is a catastrophe waiting
to happen, particularly in France, where their TGV is considered an icon of
national pride. Security has increased slightly, but it would still be
child's play for someone (anyone) to place a bomb in the luggage carrier of
one of these trains. I'm even afraid writing this, because I don't know who
may read - but then it's SO obvious!

This situation is atypical of the French, usually overly security concious.

G Faris

In article , G Farris wrote:
You are correct!
The security situation on European high-speed trains is a catastrophe waiting
to happen, particularly in France, where their TGV is considered an icon of
national pride. Security has increased slightly, but it would still be
child's play for someone (anyone) to place a bomb in the luggage carrier of
one of these trains.

But why bomb the actual train? It's impossible to have 'airline'
security on a train. Put screening, metal detctors the works to board a
TGV - it won't help in the slightest, because the terrorists will just
put the bomb on the rails instead. A broken rail will really ruin your
day when you hit it at 225kph. So there's no *point* having
airline-style security on trains.

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Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
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Jay Honeck wrote:

You would think after the train bombings in Spain, there would be as much --
or more -- security efforts expended on them?

Most Europeans just reasonably understand that the probability to be hit
by a meteor is higher. It was a cruel crime, but no paranoya on this
side of the pond. How many people die each day on the road?

Stefan