Is it me or the Victoria line one of the most noisiest tube lines?

Question

Is it me or the Victoria line one of the most noisiest tube lines?

Answer 1

I have found that it is noisy. The Waterloo and City noise can be a bit noisy too. The Jubilee line is a bit noisy when it starts. I find on the central line, that I nead my mp3 player volume up higher to hear my music properly.

Answer 2

The Victoria Line is certainly one of the noisiest, but as it is also one of the shortest, passengers don't have to endure its sound levels for as long they would on other lines. Staff have to put up with the noise levels for an entire shift, so LIL supply earplugs. Wearing them is optional, but lots of Victoria Line drivers and station staff use them. Some drivers prefer to wear earmuffs because the plugs can cause irritation if worn for too long. Both types of ear protection are quite good at blocking unwanted frequencies while allowing useful ones to get through, so radios, warning sounds and even passengers can be heard OK. If anything, I have found them to improve the quality of the radio.

The new trains (the first should be tested on the line late next year) will be better insulated, have more efficient suspension and fewer compressors (so less of that "chugging" noise). Also, the track is in the process of being upgraded over several weekend closures in preparation for the new trains.

As someone else has stated, there are no sharp curves on the Victoria Line. While that might lead to increased track noise, it also means you don't hear many screeching sounds. I have worked on stations where such sounds can be excruciating, especially if the lubrication has run out.

Answer 3

It has some of the oldest trains (1967 - only the Met trains are older) so that could be a cause. Its due to get new trains in the next few years (the order has been placed and prototypes are being tested before work commences on the main batch next year)

The Victoria is also one of the fastest lines as it was built with no sharp curves so that may mean increased track noise.

Answer 4

Pardon....you'll have to speak up...i cant here a thing its soo noisy

Answer 5

Yes and one the hottest

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It makes a high pitched whistle sound doesn't it, horrible!

Answer 8

it is the noisiest because of the trains they use wreck the rails with in two years of being put in also they is a lot of tight curves and the greasers are c**p

Answer 9

I guess you are.

Answer 10

You are quite correct - there was a tube survey thing in the Metro some time ago and it turned out that the Victoria was the loudest, the Bakerloo the quietist and the District was the dirtiest.