New train sanitising procedure as public transport use drops 30 per cent

Adelaide’s new private train operator has implemented an international sanitising procedure, in an effort to bring people back to using public transport.

Keolis Downer have brought an international cleaning product to Adelaide trains. Picture: Supplied

The state’s private train operator is using a powerful hospital grade disinfectant to clean carriages as an added COVID-19 preventative.

The product, ZOONO Z-71, is currently being used as a cleaning agent on the London Underground network to protect and kill bacteria, notably traces of coronavirus.

Keolis Downer director Robert Tatton-Jones said he hoped that the rigorous cleaning process would help ease commuter fears.

“ZOONO physically kills bacteria using positively charged antimicrobial pins,” he said. “Traditional disinfectants kill when wet while ZOONO kills when dry, therefore providing residual protection.”

Mr Tatton-Jones said the company’s key focus is the “safety for our passengers, our people and the environment”.

“We also want to ensure the safety and comfort of our people, with drivers cabins receiving deep cleaning and daily ongoing cleaning,” he said.

We will also provide drivers with access to their own cleaning tool kits for additional use if they wish to do so.”

Once trains have been cleaned with the product, cabins will be sanitised with a fogging technique that leaves a “protective shield on all touch points to prevent bacteria from common viruses and to protect against COVID-19”.

ZOONO is verified by 140 labs across the world, and protects hard surfaces against germs, bacteria and COVID-19, according to a Keolis Downer spokeswoman.

Cleaners are using cordless backpacks to carry out the cleaning.