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Measures to abate railway noise in Germany
Measures to abate railway noise in Germany
Autor:innen
Herausgeber
Quelle
Book of Abstracts
(2015)
(2015)
Schlagwörter
Zitation
MYCK, Thomas und René WEINANDY, 2015. Measures to abate railway noise in Germany. In: Book of Abstracts [online]. Verfügbar unter: https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/8057
Zusammenfassung englisch
Environmental noise is an important issue causing one of the most common public com-
plaints in Germany and within the EU. Noise causes health threats, like cardiovascular ef-
fects and cognitive impairment and has an enormous negative economic impact. The most
important source for rail noise is freight trains that operate around the clock. The enormous
ecological "Achilles' heel" of railway traffic is the noise. Especially during the nights, the
noise impairment is up to 25 dB(A) above the threshold, which is to be aspired in terms of a
precautious health protection of the people. Noise is of high relevance with respect to any
expansion, upgrade or construction measures of railway infrastructure. Therefore, it is agreed
to enlarge noise protection measures to a wide degree. There are a number of technical
measures available, e.g. retrofitting of the freight wagons to alternative brake systems.
Moreover, legal measures like the TSI Noise exist. This Noise Technical Specification for
Interoperability constitutes general requirements for the transnational railway traffic in Eu-
rope. The presentation gives an overview on these technical and legal measures to efficiently
plaints in Germany and within the EU. Noise causes health threats, like cardiovascular ef-
fects and cognitive impairment and has an enormous negative economic impact. The most
important source for rail noise is freight trains that operate around the clock. The enormous
ecological "Achilles' heel" of railway traffic is the noise. Especially during the nights, the
noise impairment is up to 25 dB(A) above the threshold, which is to be aspired in terms of a
precautious health protection of the people. Noise is of high relevance with respect to any
expansion, upgrade or construction measures of railway infrastructure. Therefore, it is agreed
to enlarge noise protection measures to a wide degree. There are a number of technical
measures available, e.g. retrofitting of the freight wagons to alternative brake systems.
Moreover, legal measures like the TSI Noise exist. This Noise Technical Specification for
Interoperability constitutes general requirements for the transnational railway traffic in Eu-
rope. The presentation gives an overview on these technical and legal measures to efficiently
abate railway noise in Germany. Quelle: http://iiav.org