Travel by Rail in Europe - X-ray detectors?

[Pieter12]

Not sure if this is the right forum. I will be doing some travel by rail on high-speed trains this coming spring. From my last recollection, there were some sort of X-Ray machines and maybe detectors and wanding at major rail stations. Is this still done, and does it have any affect on film? I plan to buy film in Amsterdam and send it back home from Switzerland, hoping that might b the safest ways to go. Black and white only, probably HP5+ and TriX 400.

 

[Arthurwg]

Good question. Traveled by hight speed train in Italy a year ago and no X-rays. What service will you use to send the film? They won't X-ray?

 

[Pieter12]

Good question. Traveled by hight speed train in Italy a year ago and no X-rays. What service will you use to send the film? They won't X-ray?

I don't know if international mail is regularly X-rayed. I would probably use the Swiss post. Mailing from Europe to the U.S. is usually more reasonable than the other way around.

 

[MattKing]

Thread title tweaked

 

[dokko]

I travel regularly by train between Germany and Switzerland and never seen or heard of any X-ray anywhere.

I could imagine that in the train in the tunnel between France and the UK there might be a check, but never encountered this on any European train I‘ve used. Seem Impractical with all the stops.

If it‘s mailed by airmail there‘s probably a higher risk, but even that usually goes well.

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

I travel regularly by train between Germany and Switzerland and never seen or heard of any X-ray anywhere.

I could imagine that in the train in the tunnel between France and the UK there might be a check, but never encountered this on any European train I‘ve used. Seem Impractical with all the stops.

If it‘s mailed by airmail there‘s probably a higher risk, but even that usually goes well.

I believe this is correct. About three months ago, I traveled by rail in France and do not recall having to have my bag or other belongings run through X-ray machines; however, I did have to put my bags through the machines for the Eurostar from Paris to London. I did not travel from one EU country to another so I can't comment on that.

 

[abruzzi]

There were xray machines in Barcelona when boarding the train to Madrid last year.

 

[Pieter12]

There were xray machines in Barcelona when boarding the train to Madrid last year.

That is what I experienced a few years ago. Also, for the train from Paris to Lyon if I recall correctly.

 

[snusmumriken]

I could imagine that in the train in the tunnel between France and the UK there might be a check

There is.

 

[mwdake]

The only rail services in Europe that X-ray before boarding that I can think of are the Channel Tunnel trains and high speed services in Spain.