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Uncle Toby · March 11th 09, 11:07 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:47:43 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

And what if the screeching is at such a high level that it is
potentially damaging to the hearing of people on the platforms,
without the track being dangerous itself? The noise wasn't ignored, as
the track lubrication problem was fixed and the station reopened; this
is nothing like taking the batteries out of a smoke alarm.
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This is not a new problem, but deserves to be taken seriously. I have
been on the platform at Bank in the past (at least five years ago)
when the screeching was so loud that it hurt my ears. Now I'm a 50+
guy who's attended a few gigs in his time and used to have a serious
habit of headphones so loud that they hurt after, perhaps, 30 units of
alcohol.

There is a story here. It's not health and safety gone mad: it's why
the level of maintenance is inadequate.