Oh dear. What a pity Nicholas Draper (Mail, September 24) can hear the occasional train at night.
Why do people like him choose to live near the railway and then complain because they can hear trains?
There are, at the moment, two or three trains diagrammed to run through Spalding at night. Having said that though, there have been about eight additional ones diverted this way due to the East Coast Main Line being closed for testing of the new generation of Hitachi high speed trains between Peterborough and Tallington.
What he wants to remember is that the line through Spalding is now once more part of Britain’s vital transport infrastructure delivering goods to the nation.
He should also remember that Network Rail can run what trains they like, when they like, this being authorised by Act of Parliament.
As for talks with Spalding Town Forum, this would not serve any purpose as it is common knowledge that level crossing problems are due to electronic technology of Austria and that these are to be replaced.
By the way, Mr Draper, in November there will be Sunday diversions of all Liverpool to Norwich services via Spalding. So now you know you can stay at home and write to complain that you have heard trains on a Sunday.
You do not give us a clue as to where you live so readers have no idea how close you live to the railway and just how much or little you can hear trains.
D Mead
Hawthorn Bank
Spalding
