Man claims trams sound like dogs being castrated

A screeching noise caused by trams on a stretch of line in Nottingham is worrying a local resident. Peter Nowakowski, who lives in Bulwell, said the noise, which he hears every 15 minutes, sounds like dogs being castrated.

Mr Nowakowski, whose property backs on to the Highbury Vale tram stop, said the problem started during the hot weather in July. He said: "[The sound is] a powerful loud screeching rendering of steel sound. It sounds like dogs being castrated or steel being stretched or ripped apart.



"You can hear the track is being worn away, it doesn't take a genius to say that sound is wrong." He added that he was concerned it could be the result of a safety problem.

Paul Robinson, general manager of Nottingham Express Transit, said: "It is caused by a common problem affecting the contact between the wheels and rail in warm, dry conditions and has no safety implications. things should return to normal once the weather changes."

You can here the tram noise here. Unfortunately I couldn't find audio of a dog being castrated for comparison.