27/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to a survey published by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), trains, especially high speed ones (TGVs) are noisier than regional aircraft. The results of the survey are as follows: 1) noise perceived by residents living from 300 meters to 150 meters from TGV lines can be as much as twice that of the typical regional jet measured at only 280 meters from takeoff, considered to be its noise most critical phase; 2) the duration of peak noise...