Noise on West London line?

[WilliamE]

Hi all,

We are looking at moving house to Simpson Street Battersea London SW11.

The property backs onto the overground between Imperial Wharf and Clapham Junction. I think that freight trains run on this line but being from Australia I'm not sure how often and how noisy this would be.

Could anyone provide some advice and if this rail line is close enough to cause the house to shake.

Thank you in advance

 

[renegademaster]

I used to live next to the Brighton mainline and never caused me any trouble, your head will filter the noise out after a day and I could easily sleep with the window open

 

[SynthD]

House shaking is random, you’d have to be there to know. There is a decent amount of greenery to shield you a little. Are you aware of the heliport nearby, by the river?

 

[godfreycomplex]

Hello

renegademaster is absolutely correct to say that people quickly adjust to this kind of thing, for the most part it’ll just fade into the background of city noise

But to answer your question that particular line is the main way freight gets to and from the Channel Tunnel to the rest of the network so there’s frequent freight all day and night, along with passenger trains going to and from depots etc.

That being said, it does just fade into the background of city noise. Freight trains in particular are generally a lot shorter here than in Australia so they pass quicker as well. So I wouldn’t be unduly concerned

 

[norbitonflyer]

Have a look at "Real Time Trains" to see how frequent, and at what times of day, freight trains run. (Passenger trains too, but hyou can look at the public timetable for that)

Realtime Trains | Departures from Latchmere Jn around 0229 on 29/05/2024

Train information at Latchmere Jn around 0229 on 29/05/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

(Note that those marked "Q" are paths that were not used on that particular date)

But you would need to be insude the premises when a train goes past to decide how intrusive it would be for you.

As it is near a junction, an important consideration may be where the noisy bit of a freight train (the locomotive) would stand relative to the house if it was waiting at a signal.

And of course whether the bedrooms you intend to use most are at the front or back of the house

 

[Trackman]

I used to live next to the Brighton mainline and never caused me any trouble, your head will filter the noise out after a day and I could easily sleep with the window open

I have lived next to a railway, a motorway and over a flight path where aircraft throttle back on the glide path (or whatever causes that noise is).

When I moved home from right next to a motorway, I filmed a video of us in the back garden chatting away, on playing it back I couldn't believe how loud the traffic noise was, and could hardly hear what we were saying to each other. Mind-blowing. But yes a brain 'filter'.

 

[30907]

Have a look at "Real Time Trains" to see how frequent, and at what times of day, freight trains run. (Passenger trains too, but hyou can look at the public timetable for that)

Realtime Trains | Departures from Latchmere Jn around 0229 on 29/05/2024

Train information at Latchmere Jn around 0229 on 29/05/2024. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

www.realtimetrains.co.uk

As it is near a junction, an important consideration may be where the noisy bit of a freight train (the locomotive) would stand relative to the house if it was waiting at a signal.

The most likely culprits are freight trains heading south across the river towards Clapham Jn - they are relatively few, and they run in the small hours when the signaller is unlikely to need to stop them, certainly not for any length of time. Drivers are also quite adept at slowing but NOT stopping, so I don't think that would be a worry.

 

[stuu]

Hi all,

We are looking at moving house to Simpson Street Battersea London SW11.

The property backs onto the overground between Imperial Wharf and Clapham Junction. I think that freight trains run on this line but being from Australia I'm not sure how often and how noisy this would be.

Could anyone provide some advice and if this rail line is close enough to cause the house to shake.

Thank you in advance

No idea specifically for there, however I have lived twice in houses directly next to very, very busy railway lines. The first couple of nights are horrible, every single train wakes you up. By night 3 or 4 you are so tired that you don't care, and after that you never notice them again