House next to train track

MalMonroe

MikeJXE said:

diystarter7 said:

MikeJXE said:

Thats only 5 trains, go to bed later 

Hi

Lateral thinking, good idea

Thanks

I live under the flight path of East Midlands Airport, I'm told it's the UKs busiest night freight airport. If you listen for them you can hear them if you don't listen you can't 

That wouldn't bother me either - except that they're not so good for the environment and probably not too good for a person's health. But apart from all that, I really don't mind the noise.

MalMonroe

F37A said:

Hi 

I found a house i want to buy only thing is its close to train track and train runs between 10pm and midnight every half hour. I am early riser. Can't stand noise during night. But double glaze. 

Am i being too picky? 

Thanks

A few trains wouldn't bother me - I don't mind their noises.

I really would rather live near a train track than near horrible neighbours (which I've done in the past and don't want to do ever again). 

I wouldn't like to live near a motorway or electric pylons or a power station but a train track would be fine.

I went to visit some friends in the US a few years ago at a time when they lived near train tracks and I found the sounds quite comforting at night. Some of the trains would go very slowly and some went whizzing by but after a couple of nights, the sounds were lulling me to sleep. 

At least you know, with trains, what time they'll be coming past - if they are running on time, of course!   

YoungBlueEyes

We live quite close to a train line now. The trains run near enough all night (stop at 3am, restart at 5am I think). They do sometimes go 'paaaarrrrrppp prp' as they go through but it'd not wake you. We're only a few hundred yards from a lovely big old church, it chimes the hour every hour. Same thing - it doesn't wake you after you get used to it. Took us around a couple of weeks I think.

It depends how well you sleep and your tolerances I guess.

ispookie666

I do live close to train line and interestingly the old disused station house is a residential home. I rarely notice the trains, its the road noise which is a nuisance and in the process of changing a few of the old wood/aluminium windows. 
 
A few things to consider 
1. Noise 
2. Vibration 

You do get used to noise very quickly and hardly notice the trains going by.  If its a level crossing, then the vehicles whizzing past can create additional noise, often the road surface and tracks are at different heights and there are gaps.  

Vibration is something which you will need to take into account.  If the house is close and of older construction, it is highly likely you will notice this but newer houses do need to meet stricter regulation for vibration. You will notice the vibrations on higher floors compared to ground floors.  

If you are interested you can look up any new planning submissions close to train lines and they will have the impact study conducted for this.   

The_IT_Fairy

Lived 27 years with a railway line running right at the bottom of my garden. Up to 6 trains an hour in each direction from before 6am until almost midnight. I got so used to them that the only times I noticed was when there WEREN'T any trains - and my brain would go "ooh, no train noise, what's going on?". Only disturbance used to be once every couple of years when engineering works/re-ballasting the line happened overnight with some very squeaky machinery and bright lights

Zerforax

My OH is sensitive to noise - could hear the train even though our old house was about 1 mile away.

Factor in partners and kids or any pets etc (now or in the future).

GaleSF63

It's not possible for anyone to know just how you would react, some people never get used to it, but there are many many thousands of people living happily right next to railway lines - just think of all the back gardens you see when you are travelling by train. 

This is the view from  my living room - there aren't that many trains, about 16 a day and they aren't going fast. I can be in that living room in complete quiet and still think "did the xxx train go by? I don't remember hearing it", if I'm concentrating on something. 

comeandgo

We live near a railway line and it’s most noisy at night.  The passenger trains stop quite early but then freight moves and if there are repair squads on the line they have huge lighting systems and do make a lot of noise.  I don’t mind all this, I can wear ear plugs and eye masks.

theartfullodger

After a couple of weeks living there you'll get used to it, won't notice them hardly.

Ditzy_Mitzy

GaleSF63 said:

It's not possible for anyone to know just how you would react, some people never get used to it, but there are many many thousands of people living happily right next to railway lines - just think of all the back gardens you see when you are travelling by train. 

This is the view from  my living room - there aren't that many trains, about 16 a day and they aren't going fast. I can be in that living room in complete quiet and still think "did the xxx train go by? I don't remember hearing it", if I'm concentrating on something. 

I'd love to live that close to a line with steam trains on it.  Must be lovely to look at!  

I haven't lived within close proximity to a railway line, however have stayed in a holiday let which had one in the back garden!  It seemed only to run small commuter trains, but I don't recall any noise in the house whatsoever; sleep certainly wasn't disturbed.  The only thing to note is that said holiday let was in Sweden, where they tend to have better windows.  Might be something worth investigating if you really like the house.