Road, Rail and Tram Noise

The impact of noise from transport - road, rail and trams - can now be monitored and assessed over the short or long term. These systems can monitor noise from:

Train and railway
City trams
Cars and trucks within the city
Motorways and trunk roads
Public transport, such as buses and taxis

Our systems can be portable or fully installed, linking back to a web-based computer for assessment and reporting. The following systems are available for transport and city noise monitoring.

Railway Noise

Noise monitors by the rail track can collect noise from all passing trains, logging the sound levels and related parameters to internal memory. These measurements can be transmitted back to a central computer via a cellular link, or it can be downloaded directly onto a portable computer.

Rail noise monitoring can help for planning expansions or for assessing noise reduction work.

Positive Identification - Trains can often be detected based on their acoustic profile. Where other noise sources are present (roads, etc.) or when you need to know the exact train that made the noise, a system offering positive identification is available. Please contact us for more information.

Road and Motorway Noise

Road and motorway noise is often monitored for shorter periods using the portable noise monitors, which store the noise levels continuously for the purpose of planning and noise mapping. For this type of mobile noise monitoring, please consider the portable Outdoor Noise Kits.

For the longer term monitoring of roads, motorways and city centres, the EM2030 Noise Monitor with 3G / 4G link and online reporting is the ideal solution.