Sleep deprived Barons Court residents who have been kept up by three months of middle-of-the night Tube maintenance have been told to expect at least another five weeks of misery.

Neighbours living near the tracks have had to endure the din of heavy machinery and shouting workmen every night between 1.30am-4.30am since December.

And they have been left stunned after Transport for London told them the noise is set to go on for at least another month, due to ongoing track maintenance work to the east of Barons Court Station. It follows previous bridge maintenance and station works.

The news is too much for Barons Court Road resident William Usher, 43, who cannot understand why the work isn't carried out at weekends and has written to both TfL and the Mayor's office to complain, and is leading a group of neighbours in protest.

He said: "Enough is enough. This has been going on for three months and it's driving people mad. Neighbours have even started shouting out of their windows because they simply cannot sleep – I can't imagine what it's like for people with babies and young families.

"The noise is incredible, you've got the angle grinders going and the guys shouting at each other. If I hadn't injured my spine I would have gone out and had a word myself by now.

"I don't get why they can't do this at weekends – it's not as if these are emergency work otherwise they would have suspended the service."

TfL says it has reminded workers to be as quiet as possible but Mr Usher added: "There was a brief respite on Friday and Saturday but they started up again on Sunday. This can't go on."

A spokeswoman for TfL said: “London Underground (LU) operates seven days a week, 20 hours a day, giving us a very short time frame when trains do not run in which to carry out essential engineering/maintenance work."

She added: “LU takes its responsibility for being a good neighbour very seriously and is working hard to adhere to best practice behaviour and techniques to keep noise to a minimum , and to limit the impact of the work on local residents. Following contact from Mr Usher, we have given a clear reminder to all those working in the area of their responsibilities in this respect."