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.

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

"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?

Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices in
Portland Place.

When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.
--
Terry Harper, Web Co-ordinator, The Omnibus Society
http://www.omnibussoc.org
E-mail:
URL: http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:51:01 +0000 (UTC), "Terry Harper"
wrote:

"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?

Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices in
Portland Place.

When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.

You can certainly hear a few feet down to the Hammersmith and City
from the toilets in the Euston Flyer! I seem to recall a friend saying
something similar about somewhere in the centre of town above the
Central Line though...

--
Rob

In article , Rob
id writes
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:51:01 +0000 (UTC), "Terry Harper"
wrote:

"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?

Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices in
Portland Place.

When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.

You can certainly hear a few feet down to the Hammersmith and City
from the toilets in the Euston Flyer! I seem to recall a friend saying
something similar about somewhere in the centre of town above the
Central Line though...


I used to work in Yalding House in Gt Portland St, and you could hear
the Victoria line in the basement...

And I remember the old (now demolished) cinema at Turnpike Lane, where I
saw Earthquake, with it's special seat-shaking sound, and only realised
that the vibrations I'd been feeling were not the special effects but
tube trains sometime into the film, as they shook the seats more than
the special effects....

--
Steve
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"Steve" wrote in message
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In article , Rob
id writes
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:51:01 +0000 (UTC), "Terry Harper"
wrote:

"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?

Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices
in
Portland Place.

When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.

You can certainly hear a few feet down to the Hammersmith and City
from the toilets in the Euston Flyer! I seem to recall a friend saying
something similar about somewhere in the centre of town above the
Central Line though...


I used to work in Yalding House in Gt Portland St, and you could hear
the Victoria line in the basement...

And I remember the old (now demolished) cinema at Turnpike Lane, where I
saw Earthquake, with it's special seat-shaking sound, and only realised
that the vibrations I'd been feeling were not the special effects but
tube trains sometime into the film, as they shook the seats more than
the special effects....

--

I used to work for a company that owns several West End theatres, and a fair
number of them suffer from rumblings during performances. The Garrick,
Wyndhams, Albery, and Criterion are some but I think a few others have the
same problem.


Andrew

Steve wrote:

I used to work in Yalding House in Gt Portland St, and you could hear
the Victoria line in the basement...

Probably not a good thing for the current occupants - BBC Radio 1!

"Stuart" wrote in message
...
Steve wrote:

I used to work in Yalding House in Gt Portland St, and you could hear
the Victoria line in the basement...

Probably not a good thing for the current occupants - BBC Radio 1!

Hmm, I wondered what that irritating noise was.

--
Brian
"What's the point in growing up if you can't behave like a kid when you want
to."

Terry Harper wrote:


Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices in
Portland Place.

When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.

You can also hear them from certain parts of the basement of Shell
Centre (York Road, Waterloo). The building is constructed on a concrete
raft, which is said to come within a few feet of the Bakerloo tunnel.

--
John Ray, London UK.

Mail to mefp49 is unlikely to be read. I can be contacted at xcf70 (same
ISP).

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:01:57 +0000, John Ray wrote:

Terry Harper wrote:
Some long time ago, the Glass Manufacturers Federation had their offices in
Portland Place.
When in the basement, you could just about hear the Bakerloo line trains
passing below.
You can also hear them from certain parts of the basement of Shell
Centre (York Road, Waterloo). The building is constructed on a concrete
raft, which is said to come within a few feet of the Bakerloo tunnel.

There's an Indian restaurant at the junction of Harper Road and Newington
Causeway in a basement. We were there last week and you could feel and hear
the Northern Line trains pass by.

The food's very good, however, so don't let that put you off.
--
Chris Hansen | chrishansenhome at btinternet dot com

"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?

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.

--
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