Some Tube drivers are planning to reduce the speed of their trains in protest at "extreme noise levels" they say they are exposed to on the Underground. Members of the RMT union have voted to take the industrial action after noise levels increased in recent weeks.

London Underground drivers will drive trains slower in protest against ‘extreme noise levels’. Passengers will be familiar with the sound of wheels screeching against rails, forcing some to cover their ears while travelling on the Victoria, Central, Northern and Jubilee lines.

Although most of the Vicky line is automated, drivers control the speed of the train coming in and out of the depot. Even a small reduction in the speed of one train could cause knock-on impacts along the line and make it impossible for the Victoria line to achieve the peak hour frequency of 36 trains an hour.

The “action short of a strike ” follows an overwhelming vote among RMT members in favour of an official protest about noise levels on the line, which has the most frequent and some of the fastest trains on the London Underground.

London Underground workers including drivers are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay. Members of the ASLEF union, who work as Tube drivers, instructors, management grades, and those in the engineering section have said they will will walk out on different days in the first few weeks of November.

London Underground Tube drivers will deliberately reduce speeds to below 50mph to protest against 'extreme noise levels' of trains.

London Underground drivers are planning to drive more slowly in protest at 'extreme' noise created by trains. Members of the RMT union have voted to take the action after it reportedly got worse in recent weeks.