We await with interest, living adjacent to the NLL on Caledonian Road,
have been subjected to vibration from heavy goods trains passing day
and night. Recently the track has been relayed and that is now
significantly reduced. However TBM Annie has now arrived for CTRL, and
engineering until 2007, then actual running of CTRL will be nearer
than NLL. WE wait with interest.
Chris

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:26:15 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

Some residents who live above the proposed line of the Crossrail tunnels
are concerned about possible noise and vibration in their homes when the
trains are running. Is there anyone on utl who lives or works directly
above an existing tube (not sub-surface) tunnel? If so, do you experience
any noise and vibration?

Similarly, have you had any cracks and subsidence? There was a report in
March 2002 that the land above the line of the JLE had sunk by the odd
centimetre.

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In message , Richard J.
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Some residents who live above the proposed line of the Crossrail tunnels
are concerned about possible noise and vibration in their homes when the
trains are running.

You could hear the District/Circle line very distinctly in the shops in
the now demolished row along the north of Victoria St. No doubt the new
Plaza they are building there will take account of this.
--
Roland Perry

"Richard J." wrote in message
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Some residents who live above the proposed line of the Crossrail tunnels
are concerned about possible noise and vibration in their homes when the
trains are running. Is there anyone on utl who lives or works directly
above an existing tube (not sub-surface) tunnel? If so, do you experience
any noise and vibration?

My sister used to live above the Picadilly Line near Manor House and you
could hear rumblings from the trains passing underneath
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"Richard J." wrote in message
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Some residents who live above the proposed line of the Crossrail tunnels
are concerned about possible noise and vibration in their homes when the
trains are running. Is there anyone on utl who lives or works directly
above an existing tube (not sub-surface) tunnel? If so, do you
experience
any noise and vibration?

My sister used to live above the Picadilly Line near Manor House and you
could hear rumblings from the trains passing underneath
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I lived in a flat for a while which was directly above the Glasgow
Underground's Circle line, between Hillhead and Kelvinbridge. Every 30-60
seconds the floor/walls vibrated when a train was passing underneath. I got
used to it after a while and actually miss it now I'm back living in London.
I now live near Clapham Junction and hear overground trains go by every
30-60 seconds.....but it's not the same as living directly above a tube
line.

In article , A H
writes

I lived in a flat for a while which was directly above the Glasgow
Underground's Circle line,

Has the flat moved now then? :-)))))
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"Andrew P Smith" wrote in message
...
In article , A H
writes

I lived in a flat for a while which was directly above the Glasgow
Underground's Circle line,

Has the flat moved now then? :-)))))
--
Andrew


Flat and tube line still there, I went back last October for a
visit.......but there is subsidence in that part of the West End of Glasgow,
close to where 2 lines cross beneath the Great Western Road. A number of
theatres in the city are located above underground lines (Theatre Royal,
Royal Concert Hall, Atheneum, Tron, Kings, Mitchell - during quiet moments
trains can be heard rumbling nearby. I'm sure it's the same in London )

In message , A H
writes
Flat and tube line still there, I went back last October for a
visit.......but there is subsidence in that part of the West End of Glasgow,
close to where 2 lines cross beneath the Great Western Road. A number of
theatres in the city are located above underground lines (Theatre Royal,
Royal Concert Hall, Atheneum, Tron, Kings, Mitchell - during quiet moments
trains can be heard rumbling nearby. I'm sure it's the same in London )

It certainly is in Birmingham, where the Repertory Theatre is above the
Monument Lane tunnel into New Street Station. The vibrations can
definitely be felt there!

(Although the nearby Symphony Hall is also above the tunnels and no
vibration is apparent there due to some *very* extensive soundproofing
which sees the hall effectively "float" on rubber insulation.
Expensive but effective.)
--
Ian Jelf, MITG, Birmingham, UK
Registered "Blue Badge" Tourist Guide for
London & the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

I lived in a flat for a while which was directly above the Glasgow
Underground's Circle line, between Hillhead and Kelvinbridge. Every 30-60
seconds the floor/walls vibrated when a train was passing underneath. I got
used to it after a while and actually miss it now I'm back living in London.
I now live near Clapham Junction and hear overground trains go by every
30-60 seconds.....but it's not the same as living directly above a tube
line.

The glasgow tube has a frequency of 30-60secs?! Wow!

I live right above the East London line, which isn't very deep (around
10ft down?). There's a rumble every few minutes, but to be honest,
after living there just a short while I really don't notice it at all!
(i notice my upstairs neighbour's telly more!!)

I wouldnt like to be still living there when the extension is done
though unless they really sort out the track as it'll be longer,
heavier and more frequent trains!! (and somebody even suggested they
might use it for freight! Aarghhh!)

dan

Richard J. writes:
Is there anyone on utl who lives or works directly above an existing
tube (not sub-surface) tunnel? ... have you had any cracks and
subsidence?

Of course, if you want to talk about subsidence, there was the little
matter of November 27, 1923. But, on the other hand, that was during
an attempt to reconstruct the tunnel (then over 30 years old) while
maintaining a train service through it.

See http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/northern.html for a brief account.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "These Millennia are like buses."
--Arwel Parry

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"Richard J." wrote in message
...
Some residents who live above the proposed line of the Crossrail tunnels
are concerned about possible noise and vibration in their homes when the
trains are running. Is there anyone on utl who lives or works directly
above an existing tube (not sub-surface) tunnel? If so, do you experience
any noise and vibration?

A number of transport-related societies used to meet at the Fred Tallant
Hall in Drummond Street which runs parallel to and to the north of Euston
Road. The meeting rooms are on the first floor but trains could be heard and
felt quite distinctly but not obtrusively. I don't know whether they were
the tube line at Euston Square or the Circle Line.


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