RESIDENTS COMMENTS
Hi,
I live in Craiglea, Causewayhead, Stirling and my property backs
onto the railway. I have been in communication with all parties
involved with the railway at various times during build and since
rail traffic commenced.
My recent correspondence was late December to Netwotkrail where I
highlighted a problem with a section break in the rail behind my
house in that I feel it is responsible for the excessive noise
and vibration that we feel in Craiglea. In January, an Engineer
form Network rail visited my house and inspected the joint in
question. He was sympathetic but stated that nothing could be
done because there appeared to be nothing wrong and it could not
be moved.
Since then, the noise and vibration has worsened which resulted
in my videoing the area of track. Being a retired aircraft
engineer, it is my opinion that the track requires extensive
maintenance as it is no longer fully supported by the ballast.
(Network rails' own web site states that this is a prime
requirement). And this would cause the increased noise and
vibration.
I was unable to bring my observations to the attention of the
meeting on Monday but I did go and speak to Mr. David Boyce (the
other Network rail representative sat off to the left hand side).
He listened to what I had to say and viewed the videos. These
have now been forwarded to him along with a covering letter. He
has contacted me and I am awaiting a further visit from a senior
engineer. He is also talking to his own senior engineers at
Glasgow.
Having found out about your web site I thought it would benefit
all interested parties to see what state the track is currently
in.
See video
Regards
Brian Cordell
