GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[WB62]

I noticed that.

In the past there were only two or three if I recall correctly but 5 or 6 this time. It was the paddle that got me as its the first I have seen in NA. Very common or used to be in Europe and not found in a lot of heavy volume main stations in 2022. Wounder who at ML decided to use the paddle and will come standard for future station haft platforms?

The paddles have been around for a couple years now, from one of metrolinxs promo videos:

“You may see me with a baton or raised hand as the doors are closing. This means no further boarding and the train is about to depart.”

There’s also a process that customer service staff do without a paddle, which can be seen throughout this video:

At and outside of Long Branch GO I’ve almost never seen staff doing this, really not sure why it was adopted if it wasn’t tied into actual operations

 

[Fritter]

At and outside of Long Branch GO I’ve almost never seen staff doing this, really not sure why it was adopted if it wasn’t tied into actual operations

Not all stations received the paddles at the same time, and enforcement of policy is at different levels at different stations. Some tenured Station Ambassadors question the wisdom of holding these flashing badminton rackets when a vast majority of Canadian passengers would have no clue of their purpose. Metrolinx brass assume practices from Europe or Asia can seamlessly integrate into North American norms instantly without studying if they would work here.

 

[Bojaxs]

Metrolinx brass assume practices from Europe or Asia can seamlessly integrate into North American norms instantly without studying if they would work here.

That's basically Line 6.