London Underground Tube drivers will deliberately reduce speeds to below 50mph to protest against 'extreme noise levels' of trains.
London Underground Tube drivers will deliberately reduce speeds to below 50mph to protest against 'extreme noise levels' of trains. The move comes as the RMT Union, which represents Tube drivers, voted to participate in industrial action against 'extreme' noise levels on the Victoria line.TfL said that it was working to remedy the problem but confirmed that the extreme noise levels are unlawful and have "exceeded the legal limit".
TfL data shows that, between January 2020 and August 2022, there were more than 1,300 noise complaints made against Tube services. A TfL spokesperson said: "We regularly measure noise levels across the Tube network, and recent results identified an increase in the level of noise exposure that Victoria line train operators are exposed to during the course of their shift."We have plans in place to address this through further improvements to the infrastructure along the Victoria line...
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