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

[fridaypassion]

So SWMBO and I have been looking to move on and off for a few years now. We have far too many boxes that need ticking and its resulted in anything that did tick the boxes being completely out of our price range (who would have thought?)

So just yesterday we thought we had hit the jackpot with a lovely cottage with half an acre and some room for cars out in the sticks. A quick hunt round on google maps (agents cheekily moved location round the corner) and there it is. Our lovely house next to the east coast mainline. Its a busy line I go on it regularly and am in fact on it now!

Has anyone lived in a similar house? Its very close as in the signal box is next door and then its the tracks its no more than 10m away. I remember my Grandad used to live in some cottages when he worked on the railways and I remember him saying that other than some plates falling off the dresser every now and again the noise sort of goes into the background. As a lover of a bit of peace its big consideration but we would be rewarded with something that would be 100k more located just 500 yards down the road....

[fridaypassion]

Should be slowing up for one of two stations nearby. Night time freight is a worry actually!

[fridaypassion]

Well we are off for a look at the weekend. I have been married for 10 years so I'm used to a degree of fairly persistent white noise. One thing that is a possible total killer is that theres a crossing next door. If thats got beepers on it theres just no way!

[fridaypassion]

Rick its Common Lane Burn

[fridaypassion]

Rick101 said:

Trains to from Selby
The 4Z and 6M43 is freight traffic, the rest is passenger.
Not sure if you'll hear anything from the ECML, you'll have to check the geography.
For work, there are trains to Kings Cross from Selby every couple of hours.
going North you would have to travel to Doncaster or York I imagine.
In addition to the normal scheduled traffic you'll have the odd engineers train overnight but I think few and far between at that location.

Trains at SELBY from TEMPLHJ
Dep Wttid
08:13 4Z78
08:35 4Z78
09:22 1H01
11:39 1H02
13:40 1H03
15:14 6E51
15:41 1H04
17:41 1H05
19:27 1H10
20:49 1H06
21:02 2W52
22:23 1H07

Trains at SELBY for TEMPLHJ
Dep Wttid
06:18 2J92
07:00 1A91
07:37 1A12
09:01 1A92
11:06 1A93
12:05 4Z79
13:06 1A94
15:47 1A95
17:45 1A96
18:28 1J32
19:45 1A97
20:18 6M43
21:03 1J10

http://abcrailwayguide.uk/henwick-hall-public-leve...

Looks a great house, go for it!

Edited by Rick101 on Tuesday 6th December 09:53

Cheers Rick excellent info. I dont know why I thought it was on the main line me being thick lol

The info on the crossing says it has audible alarm...Anyway we will go have a look and see. I'll report back on our findings!

[fridaypassion]

Well that was all over before it began just had a call from the agent they have decided to let it. Probably still go for a drive through the area but for now we are back to square one!