...to consider buying a house that used to be a railway station?

[LookingUpIn21]

I'm not linking it!

But it's a beautiful Victorian building that used to be the station master's house and the railway station.

The train tracks are still in use - about every 40 minutes a train goes past.

The house is to-die for gorgeous, the garden is on all sides and the view is magnificent.

The house has been on the market for about 6 months now, so I think it must be off-putting.

Would you consider it? I think I could probably get used to the noise, myself. And the fence looks sturdy so I wouldn't worry about DC, although we do have cats. But I wonder if I'm blinded by the interior and would regret it in the end...

As well as the trains, is there a level crossing nearby, with lights and sirens going off?

@PeterPandemic

The thing to look out for are goods trains. Everything else you will get used to. As will the cats - the ground will rumble long before the train gets close and they will get out of the way.

Is it listed? Where is the nearest stop signal - you don't want it to be outside your house!

I'm sure there is a website that lists all trains that run.

I lived in a house that backed into a railway line, the passenger trains were fine, the goods trains used to shake the house.

I used to live next to the Eurostar line - like others have said, you stop noticing it. One thing that would have maybe been more of a problem I think is that because freight trains went on that line, they had rules that meant they couldn't travel it between 6:30 and 11:30 (ish, something like that) - which was actually quite handy, as I'd know it was time to get up when the first freight train went through and the bed shook slightly!

YABU not to link the house but I’m grateful to other posters for their stalking attempts

Sounds like a lovely house

We used to live in a house that had a train line at the end of the garden. The trains were every half an hour but because we were in a city they were local trains that didn’t go very fast. DC were fascinated by the trains and every one had to be pointed out.

I grew up right next to the east coast mainline. The only time it kept us awake was when there was a train strike.

I used to live in a house where a train track ran at the bottom of my very small garden and I got used to the noise of the trains very quickly. There was probably a train every half an hour or so and it was fine, they stopped around 11:30 at night I’m not sure what time they started. But living next to a train track again wouldn’t bother me at all.

I really want to see the house!

Yes I would. YABU not linking it though.

The noise wouldn't bother me, as I've lived next to stations before. Some people are sensitive though, so you if you live with other people, you'll need their buy-in too. Some people just can't get used to it.

I think I might be annoyed if I could hear trains going past me, but it was actually a long distance to the first available stop (i.e. I couldn't easily benefit from the line myself).

As a child I lived next to a railway station. (Sadly it closed a couple of years later due to the Beeching cuts)

At first the early morning train woke us up. After a week or two we slept through.

Lorries were noisier as they drove over the level crossing.

My only fear for you is when you come to sell - others may not be so impressed.

I grew up under a flight path and never even noticed the noise so that wouldn't out me off. The only thing that would bother me is the potential resale since it must be putting others off.

It doesn't stop anywhere near the house! It isn't a station anymore, the trains don't even slow down.

I don't want to be outed if we end up buying it. Sorry.

It's hard to tell when we cant see where the line is in relation to the house. We live next to the Midland mainline so high speed and local trains all day long. Never notice it and the cats don't go near it, but we overlook the cutting where it is. Thing to remember is Network Rail will do regular noisy maintenance at night. They always give a lot of notice and it almost always isn't a problem- but by loud I mean really loud.

Is there a garden? Would it be possible to cat-proof so they can’t get out? If you google cat proof garden there’s several companies who can do various solutions.

The noise/vibration of the trains would drive me mad.

I would be concerned about vibration. The noise most people simply blank out but the house shaking in the middle of the night is likely to have you wake up every time.

There is a tram line behind me (live in Melbourne). I double glazed my windows and can't hear anything. Even with windows open or in my courtyard I find the noise quite relaxing, even with trams coming every 10 minutes up to 10pm.

Do a detailed search on real time trains which will show all trains on a given day, including non passenger workings (either freight or empty stock positioning moves). You need to know more than just the passenger timetable. Also have a look for the locations of access points, whistle boards, signals, crossings, speed changes (possibly by taking a trip on said train!). Do a viewing while inside the house, parking up nearby won't tell you if the house vibrates.

I would consider it, but only if I knew plenty about the line.

We did, and it was lovely.
Every year a steam rally would go past, we were given notice.
The kids loved it and our garden was almost immediately on the station platform.
You need to be careful of rats, they will get in really easily and they are usually found on railway lines.

@LookingUpIn21 I used to live in such a house and loved it! We lived there for 9 years. Ours was an old station masters cottage too, right by a still-active railway. Feel free to message me if you want to ask anything!

Oh, forgot.
No vibrations from the victorian house and was about 3 bricks thick.
The new ones across the road though, I wouldn't have wanted to live in one of those. The builders had to stop if a train went past as weren't safe on the scafolding.

Do checks and research, not just about the present timetable (or the pre-Covid one) but about possibilities for the future. Station re-openings happen from time to time and are certainly on the cards with the present government enthusiasm.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-55886743

Even though you would own the house, could still be the platforms going back into use or being rebuilt.

I'm sure the cats will know a trian is coming long before you do. You can keep them shut in the house for a month or two so they see the house as their main territory and the garden as an extension of it. They might not then venture further than that very often anyway.

You will get used to the noise and won't notice it. Like having a budgie or a grandfather clock.

@LookingUpIn21

I'm not linking it!

But it's a beautiful Victorian building that used to be the station master's house and the railway station.

The train tracks are still in use - about every 40 minutes a train goes past.

The house is to-die for gorgeous, the garden is on all sides and the view is magnificent.

The house has been on the market for about 6 months now, so I think it must be off-putting.

Would you consider it? I think I could probably get used to the noise, myself. And the fence looks sturdy so I wouldn't worry about DC, although we do have cats. But I wonder if I'm blinded by the interior and would regret it in the end...

I read the advert today and discussed this with my child who was all for it! However, it was too far away. How much actual garden was there? Though it still has things that look as though they would need doing....