Found our dream house....next to a railway line!

[NewChurch]

Are you talking about the one at Welbury? It's a nice house but it's been on the market for years. The freight trains do make a good bit of noise going through.

[Rick101]

Serious noise and vibration at all hours.
Some say you get used to it but I'm not sure i'd fancy it.
Would have to be a fantastic house at a fantastic price.

What is the actual location?

Edited by Rick101 on Monday 5th December 18:35

[fatboy b]

I once rented near the east coast mainline. There was a lot of goods activity overnight that used to vibrate the house, and set off my bike alarm, and other vehicle alarms on the estate. I'd never live near a railway again.

[castroses]

If you're REALLY close it's not going to be the noise but the kind of 'percussion effect' you'll get when a high speed train passes. Think of the front of the train pushing all that air out of its way.
Strayed in a house like that once - IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!

I'd say NO.

[SHutchinson]

Come on OP, post the link.

[blade7]

Keep looking.

[TLandCruiser]

Freight trains, electric trains, horns, crossing, crossing beeping, engineering trains working through the night. Eventually the trains will become more frequent.

No thanks

[Nezquick]

My in-laws live on the west coast mainline and my wife and I moved in for around 6 months or so whilst saving for a house.

After a week or two, you won't even notice the trains.

A train track would in no way put me off a house. A busy road on the other hand.....not a chance!

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I lived next to a main station on the west coast mailing for a number of years and actually loved it. The goods trains used to clank through at a slower speed obviously but the noise and squealing of brakes just used to send me off to sleep once I was used to it.

It wouldn't put me off if the price was right but I think you need to really spend some time around the house as others have suggested.

[covmutley]

I live about 30m from main Cardiff to Swansea line. Local trains go past almost unnoticed, main trains are noisy for 10 seconds or so and I can just about hear them from in the house.

Goods trains are easily heard and some of them pass vibrations into the house. I'd rather it wasn't there, but it really doesn't bother me. Much better then living on a busy road. Oddly, I think it makes me appreciate how quiet it is here 99% of the time!

[astroarcadia]

Keep an eye out for JKW!

[ooo000ooo]

We're about 30-40m away from a line. Trains are about every 20 minutes from about half 6 to near midnight. After a couple of weeks you don't really notice them except for the occasional clunky old rattly maintenance train at stupid o'clock. Couple of our pictures never stayed straight with the vibration but probably more due to the kids slamming doors.
Means your kids will sleep through anything.
The tamping machine didn't even wake them and it sounds like it's hammering its way to the centre of the earth!

[boxst]

My first house was here: https://goo.gl/maps/p5UXB4EQRGo which backed onto the mainline railway. You do get used to it and quite quickly whilst in the house.

However, during the summer and outside in the garden it becomes annoying holding a conversation when it is continually interrupted by trains.

I wouldn't do it again.

[Rick101]

There aren't that many signal boxes on the ECML unless you're going a fair way North. Is it a live box?

[mac96]

hornetrider said:

Just think of lazy summer Sunday afternoons in the garden. Pimms, bit of gentle music on the wireless, barbecue sizzling in the backg-BWAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR BWWOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR BWARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNKKERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNKKERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNKKERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK KERCHUNK BWAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Nowadays main lines have continuously welded track- none of those old kerchunk kerchunk noises!Just WHOOOSH and motor sounds.

I have had a suburban line 70 feet from the house for 15 years- I am so used to it that sometimes in the morning (when say 10 trains must have passed) I suddenly think I have heard nothing and wonder whether there are trains running for me to get to work.

As someone said- go have a listen.The absolute no no is if they make the property shake.You won't get used to that!

[fridaypassion]

Rick its Common Lane Burn

[interstellar]

blimey, that is close.

[The Moose]

fridaypassion said:

Rick its Common Lane Burn

I'd say not, personally.

[clarkey]

I'd worry more about the airfield. What will your house be like when 5,000 new houses are built there?

[King Herald]

We lived 100 meters from the M6 for a few years, and the continual thrumming was great to cover my tinnitus, but a high speed railway line........