Re: XPT delayed by bomb search

[dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Paul Hogan (pghogan@spam_nyet_bigpond.com) wrote:
> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) writes: > Reported on the ABC this morning that the Melbourne XPT was stopped at
> > Campbelltown and evacuated after a suspicious package was found. The 10am
> > news said the search was still in progress, and rail services were to be
> > disrupted for some time.
> > 
> > This makes 4 bomb searches in Sydney alone this morning, turning up yet
> > another one of the letter bombs at Surrey Hills.

> Does this mean that the XPT was carrying mail ?  I'm trying to picture
> a modern day Travelling Post office on an XPT - you'd probably have
> to walk to the mail sorting car, then collect and deliver your own letter!

I think everybody is just so jumpy (as you can understand with 27 real
bombs being found so far) that any suspicious package is being taken very
seriously. 

Cheers
David