"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?

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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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)


Used to live right above the Central Line on Shepherds Bush Green. I lived
on the first floor but the noise from the passing trains below was very
evident in the evenings (I believe the trains went around a bend below so
the noise was probably worse).

The Central line, however, is almost certainly much closer to the surface
than Crossrail will be. Also Crossrail can be constructed with noise
dampening measures built into the track bed, and the track is bound to be
continuously welded, so I would guess the noise problem will be much, much
less.

Colin