Title: Bristol Temple Meads Commuters Scanned For Knives (28/09/2007) Post by: Lee on September 29, 2007, 15:31:40 Passengers using Bristol Temple Meads were asked to walk through airport-style metal detectors during Friday's rush hour (I saw this , but wasnt searched myself , link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7018840.stm British Transport Police officers were aided by a drugs dog to arrest anyone with a knife or drugs. Sgt Darryl Pearson said he was pleased with how well the operation had gone. "We've made a few arrests and searched a number of people. Travellers have also told us they felt reassured the checks were taking place," he said. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |