Great Suffolk Street’s Noisy Trains!
If you are visiting this page then you, like us, have probably noticed that the trains that run past our homes have got MUCH LOUDER in the last few months!
We have compiled a letter to the CEOs of Network Rail, Thameslink and Southeastern to request that action be taken to reduce the train noise closer to the level before the engineering works of the weekend of 31 March 2023.
The letter was sent on 3rd of January 2024 and we are awaiting a response.
Click here to view the text of the letter (will open in a new window)
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My name is Paul, and I live on Surrey Row, just off Great Suffolk Street. I noticed that the noise from the trains had increased significantly, and decided to try to do something about it - simple as that! I contacted Network Rail, but they basically said I was wrong, so it’s time to get together and make them listen!
To find out more about me, feel free to take a look at my LinkedIn page. -
As many people as possible! We will send our letter to:
Every member of the board of Network Rail. Their email addresses are publicly available.
The board of Southeatern Railway. Their email addresses are harder to find but their Managing Director, Steven White, is directly contactable.
The board of Thameslink. Most of their directors have publicly available email addresses.
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All personal details will be kept on a secure database hosted by Squarespace.com. This database will be deleted on 31 March 2024, unless the complaints process is still ongoing (in which case this deadline will be extended for a further 6 months).
Should you wish to have your data removed from the database at any time, please email noisytrains@outlook.com -
Feel free to email noisytrains@outlook.com at any time
Sound on! The buzzing sound from the first train, travelling south-to-north from Elephant & Castle to Blackfriars, has been happening since engineering works on the line over the weekend of 31 March - 2 April 2023.