Noise levels on the Victoria line are higher than a music concert but lower than a chainsaw.
BBC London recorded noise levels on the Victoria line higher than a music concert but lower than a chainsawThere is a high-pitched shriek and as the Tube train hits its top speed, it gets louder and louder.We are between Finsbury Park and Highbury and Islington on the Victoria line. You can see commuters wince at the noise levels.It is the loudest section of track on what has become London's noisiest Tube line.
Finn Brennan, Aslef's union organiser on London Underground, says the noise levels are the worst they have ever been. The union added that some drivers are going at slower speeds over certain sections to protect their hearing. It blames a reduction in the rail grinding budget at TfL which reduces the noise and it wants it sorted out.One of the solutions is grinding the rails to reduce the friction and the noise between the wheels and the track."A lot of it is about money but it's also about priorities.
Franki Oliver, from Royal National Institute for Deaf People, says high sound levels can be really dangerous The RNID want to raise awareness of noise damage to hearing. The charity advise wearing noise cancelling headphones which can help while commuting, as can trying to reduce your exposure to loud noise across the day.
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