* Train companies could be forced to scan all passengers and their
       luggage
     * Proposal would apply on high-speed rail routes and not commuter
       services
     * It is set to be discussed by EU ministers at a security summit in
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   Under proposals set to be discussed by EU ministers in October, train
   companies could be forced to scan all passengers boarding high-speed
   trains travelling between major cities.

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   Under the new Brussels proposals, passengers and their luggage could be
   screened, either 'systematically' like in airports or in random
   spot-checks, before boarding high-speed trains.

   A committee of transport security experts, including from the UK, will
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   instance you need to have the equipment in place.'

   The priority is to protect high-speed trains, with one EU official
   describing France's TGV network as a 'sexy target, far more attractive
   than commuter rail'.

   The plan is to cover domestic as well as international routes. 'If
   there is a risk on the high speed train Paris to Brussels, it is the
   same for persons travelling Paris to Lyons,' said another source.