Police stormed a packed Sydney peak hour train this morning after reports of a man armed with handguns, grenades and samurai swords was travelling in the last carriage.

Scared passengers on the Emu Plains to CBD morning express called triple 0, telling police a man wearing a menacing red and black one-piece costume was carrying deadly weapons.

When the train pulled in at Blacktown station about 7.20am, uniformed officers jumped on board and bundled the man out of the carriage onto the platform.

media_camera Police pulled Reuben Rose off a train at Blacktown after reports of a man armed with swords and guns. Only problem was they were fake and it was all for charity. Picture: Stephen Cooper.

media_camera Police make Reuben Rose take off his fake weapons at Blacktown Station. Picture: Stephen Cooper

media_camera Police hauled ‘Deadpool’ Reuben Rose off a train at Blacktown after reports of a heavily armed man. Picture: Stephen Cooper

Another five officers, including a sergeant and a constable wearing bulletproof vests, surrounded the man who appeared to have two automatic pistols strapped to his legs; a bandolier of bullets across his chest, grenades hanging from his belt and two samurai swords sticking out of his black bag.

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The man was wearing a Deadpool costume.

media_camera Reuben Rose shares a joke with police after they swooped on him following reports a heavily armed man was riding a train in Western Sydney. Picture: Stephen Cooper.

media_camera It’s all smiles now but only minutes earlier he was pulled off a train at Blacktown after passengers were alarmed to see him armed with weapons. It was all for charity. Picture: Stephen Cooper.

But after police spoke to the man the found that all the “weapons” were plastic fakes and he was dressed as “Spiderman” as part of a charity fundraising campaign called Superhero Week.

He was wearing the costume to work to help raise money for Bear Cottage at Manly, a hospice for children.

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The man, Reuben Rose, said he was wearing the costume to his workplace at St Leonards for the day to help convince his workmates to donate to Bear Cottage.

media_camera Reuben Rose as ‘Deadpool’ at Blacktown Station. Picture: Stephen Cooper media_camera Promotional poster of Ryan Reynold as Marvel character Deadpool.

“I got on at St Marys and just on my way to work,” Mr Rose said.

“This is all in fun. I just wanted to raise some money for Bear Cottage.”

A senior Sydney Trains’ official at Blacktown said that police told Mr Rose that “he was a bit of an idiot” for getting on the train with all the pretend weapons strapped to him.





media_camera Rueuben Rose dressed as Deadpool at Blacktown Station complete with his charity cupcakes. Picture: Stephen Cooper



“Someone on the train got worried and called the police about a bloke with guns on the train.

“The police told him to put all his gear into his bag and it was OK for him to catch the next train.

“But this train’s been held up for 10 minutes.”

Mr Rose said police did not charge him with any offence.

media_camera Reuben aka ‘Deadpool’ on the train after being detained by police. media_camera "Ruben" the everyday superhero had an eventful day on his train.

media_camera Reuben Rose at work after he was hauled off a train by police at Blacktown Station.

Originally published as Deadpool’s just a romantic at heart