To consider this?

[shiveringwiggles]

We're looking to buy our first house as soon as the full selection of mortgage offers return to the market. We have found a property which is perfect for us in absolutely every way, with one exception. The (fairly long) garden backs on to a train track.

I don't think it's a problem but my partner thinks it would mean unbearable noise.

Would you consider it?

Does anyone live in a house which backs onto train tracks, who wouldn't mind sharing what the impact is?

[Carrotgirl87]

See above for a prime example of what's pinned on my fridge

[Greengrapes1357]

How often do trains go past, what type of trains?
The train goes along the end of our small cul-de-sac however it is not an intercity line and has two trains an hour in normal times, we're also about half a mile from the station which means the trains are slower - you honestly switch off to them for the majority of the time. It hasn't disturbed any of us.
I'd start by finding out how regular the trains are, what type and what times of day they run.