Tags for Forum Posts: embankment, noise, railway, railway noise, train noise
Appreciate you doing that and will let you know if it seems better. The only other thing that would be appreciated is if they don't use horns after a certain time - sometimes in the middle of the night I nearly jump out of my skin with a loud whistle and it seems pretty random.
thanks
Many thanks for taking this initiative. It is good to know that the railway employees are to be kept aware that limiting noise is important. I have noticed wheel screeching occasionally and, as it didn't happen all the time, I wondered whether different types of rolling stock have different characteristics. If so, we need to know that the new trains that they want to bring here won't add to the problem.
May I ask whether you had any discussion regarding the maintenance of the trees and shrubs between the railway and the houses?
Dear Ms Alexander,
May I ask whether you have learned anything further about this matter?
I can see that in the last few days some trees have been cut down on the embankment. From my place I see them at an angle but they appear to be behind number 189 Wightman Road and the next few houses southwards.
Some kind of heavy works are still going on and it would be nice to know whether the tree removal was incidental to this other work and whether further tree felling can be expected. Also whether it was done in response to a request by a resident (eg because of overhanging branches).
It would be most unwelcome to me to see the tree screen between the houses and the railway removed. A proper management regime is needed that deals with overhanging in either direction but preserves an effective screen.
It would be good to know whether they take account of restrictions on tree felling during the nesting season of wild birds (mid-March to early August according RSBP).
Thanks very much for this. I've put in an enquiry and will post the response.
Best,
David Schmitz
Liberal Democrat Councillor for Harringay Ward
Thanks. I was prompted to raise this because I noticed that in one planning application, Network Rail cited the screening effect of trees and shrubs as making their proposal to expand operations more acceptable. I don't believe that the trees and shrubs were planted for this reason (indeed I would guess that they are self seeded wild growth) but I don't dispute that they do improve the view. If the railway is sincere in claiming that the screening is beneficial, they should undertake to manage and maintain it properly. Shortly after I bought this house around 1980, all the trees were cut right down to the ground and what is there now have grown up since then. I haven't noticed any tree management going and I am anxious to ensure that we won't see another complete clear out of the trees as soon as they have reached a height that seems risky for the railway.
Having said this, there are some places where trees growing on the railway land are overhanging gardens and it would be nice to know who could be called upon to do some lopping or removal of these.
Finally, there is a section (along the backs of Wightman Road houses from Hamden Road to Falkland Road) where there is no tree screening and where it would be nice to see some.
Let me know if you have time to have look from my house. I can probably also find an old photo or two of what was like earlier.
I caught a news item on TV (last Friday?) on Network Rail completely cutting back all the trees to stop them damaging a railway bank. I think it was in South London somewhere. I thought of the line behind Wightman whilst I was watching.
In the planning application the work had been described as 'thinning vegetation'. So keep your eyes open on any planning application. I imagine these trees wouldn't be eligible for a tree protection order* - but worth investigation as spoon as possible?
*Warning - this link to Haringey's website is running very slowly this morning
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