Waking up in Geelong

Time flies when you have to stay home, but it’s been a few months since my last round of COVID-19 related public transport observations. So here goes another collection.

Cleaning

‘We’re deep-cleaning and disinfecting this vehicle every day’ stickers have appeared on buses.

V/Line trains.

And Metro trains.

At stations

‘Keep your distance where you can’ signage has appeared all over railway stations.

On floors.

And walls.

Interestingly all of the above signage lacks any PTV or Victorian Government branding.

Seats inside railway stations waiting room have also been blocked off.

In order to enforce social distancing.

More posters have also sprung up at railway stations, which as this ‘Keep your distance where you can’ example.

The introduction of mandatory face covering and the 8pm curfew saw ‘Reduced nightly services from 8pm to 5am’ and ‘Wear a face covering over your nose and mouth’ posters joining the array.

At West Footscray there was a ‘Wait for an empty lift’ poster, beside a Department of Health and Human Services ‘Restricted Postcodes’ information sheet.

At Footscray station I found that the lift call button had been replaced with a contactless version. I’ve yet to find another examples in my limited travels.

Hand sanitiser dispensers have been installed at railway stations.

Buses

The rollout of rear door boarding has extended to bus operators beside Transdev Melbourne.

A new ‘Top up before you travel’ message added on the side of a bus, following the permanent abolition of cash fares.

With ‘Please touch on and off at the rear doors’ signs being placed over the front myki reader.

And V/Line

Stations serviced by V/Line trains have seen ‘Travel to regional Victoria is not permitted’ signage put up.

And you can’t blow a whistle with a mask on, so conductors now use an electronic whistle to indicate ‘stand clear’ to passengers.

‘Wendy Whistle‘ is now on JobKeeper.

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