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On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 20:24 +1000, james whisstock wrote: > *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** > *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** > > > In pre 9-11 days one of my mates transported a particularly precious > dewar and samples with him personally - he was forced to buy a seat for > it at the US end (apparently the conversation was'nt great, and they > did'nt even let him have the dewars meal and drinks), and frankly I > think he would be Guantanamo bound or worse if he tried it now. Are > Eurostar Dewar friendly? > > Cheers > > James Eurostar seem to be pretty friendly for Dry-shipper carrying. They just ask for a fax (to the head of security and the security control room on +44(0)207 922 4473) detailing the trains to be used to be sent at least a week before travel. They also say that you should contact the French security (Direction de la Surete, 34 Rue du Commandant Mouchotte, 75699 Paris, France; Fax 00 33 1 5325 3125) for the return trip. In the several trips I have made over the years, I've only been asked to open the shipper once and they just had a quick look in (this was on the return trip and so I didn't really care!). I also carry a letter from the head of department detailing was the shipper contains and that it must be kept shut. On the last trip the security officer was a student at the college, so there were no problems!! Also I should mention that I've only ever taken canes, not autosample pucks. On the whole, I find that the train trip is much more relaxing than flying, and I always know where the shipper is. The only recommendation I have is not to come back on a Saturday in February, as everyone's skiing equipment doesn't leave much room for dry shippers. Hope this is of some use. Andy Purkiss -- Cat, n.: Lapwarmer with built-in buzzer. +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Andy Purkiss, School of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, London | | E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Phone 020 7631 6869 (Work) or 0776 490 360 (Mobile) | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
