Fast railway lines

[PositronicRay]

Hi all,

A bit of an odd request, considering a house move (Kenilworth) and the property will be about 400m from the HS2 line in a cutting.

Which Midlands lines are fast and noisy? Thinking of driving to a location close by and listen for ourselves. Not the most scientific test I know but it's the best I can think of.

[PositronicRay]

P5BNij said:

We do sometimes - I'll be working a 2,000ton stone train on this route three nights this week, I'll be on full power for most of it along this stretch, probably doing my maximum of 60mph through Brum International.... not exactly fast I know but take it from me it won't be quiet!

Maximum speed through Kenilworth is 60mph by the way, for passenger and freight, and at certain times of the night there will be the odd freight idling away in the loop waiting for a path along the single line in either direction.

Probably the quietist stretch in the area (although not that close to Kenilworth granted) will be the North Warks line from Stratford to Tyseley, plus the single line connecting branch to Hatton for Leamington which passes through Bearley and Claverdon. Nice and rural with no freight traffic, aside from the occasional engineering train when required.

Edited by P5BNij on Monday 6th February 14:51

Thanks, 15 yrs ago I lived 100m from the Kenilworth line, at Mill End (about 1/2 way between the line and The Engine) never used to hear a thing.

I know the trains can be noisy @ Balsall Common, but that house was only 50m from the line on Bradnocks Marsh lane


I think I might head down to Brandon

[PositronicRay]

blueg33 said:

P5BNij said:

blueg33 said:

Trains don't run down that stretch at anything like full speed, I think you need to be looking south of Coventry towards Rugby.

We do sometimes - I'll be working a 2,000ton stone train on this route three nights this week, I'll be on full power for most of it along this stretch, probably doing my maximum of 60mph through Brum International.... not exactly fast I know but take it from me it won't be quiet!

Maximum speed through Kenilworth is 60mph by the way, for passenger and freight, and at certain times of the night there will be the odd freight idling away in the loop waiting for a path along the single line in either direction.

Probably the quietist stretch in the area (although not that close to Kenilworth granted) will be the North Warks line from Stratford to Tyseley, plus the single line connecting branch to Hatton for Leamington which passes through Bearley and Claverdon. Nice and rural with no freight traffic, aside from the occasional engineering train when required.

Edited by P5BNij on Monday 6th February 14:51

I was thinking passenger trains as per HS2. Virgin Pendalino's don't get up to max speed on that stretch, they have to accelerate from stand still at Coventry and then Stop and International. I am a regular passenger and they never run as fast on that stretch as they do south of Rugby.

Not sure that the HS2 line will be carrying freight trains and a slow limit through any town like Kenilworth rather negates the point of HS2.

I think he's referring to the current Kenilworth - Leamington branch line.

I'm thinking my idea is going to be a bit fruitless Starting to feel like "The Station Agent"

[PositronicRay]

My heart goes out to affected people. It's only now I've started house hunting I'm realising how many places are affected, beautiful rural house that people have invested their lives in.

Whenever I consider a village I'm clicking onto the HS2 map to see where the home is in relation to the line!

The areas/houses I'm considering are often only 500m from the line which is still too close for comfort.