# ‘We moved to Sheffield bungalow for the quiet – now I’m being poisoned by trains’ – Yorkshire Live

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-moved-to-sheffield-bungalow-for-the-quiet-now-im-being-poisoned-by-trains-yorkshire-live/
- Published: 2026-10-24T03:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:40:12+00:00
- Original publisher: 🔎 Sheffield
- Original article: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxNYmJhSWpxUzRLRkc0LU5sRVJXS1lTdVlMTWc5SGlxeG1aTzNtM1JIX2EyenhmU2Y0RU9RRFJlc0RxS1dUNWdfNEFoeGhKUGtDcWMwTHU5TFd1NVpYYXpNRm43RmRFc2ZFbktzd25xX1RRcVFQSEJsMHZIWDJxVHRFN3dwRWRKbTBpX3FQWFp0U2hvR03SAZgBQVVfeXFMTVlqd0U1WmNrYlp4SFJlWFYyT0pvUnpsOUN4YXppMkFiQThKTGduRWh6YUtTbFR6MXV2b1FoU3VDdVYzMG1kQ0JhbWY0cnZiVllxUkpPVkxBbWxCeE85aWQ5TkkxMGQ1TUpPUERCVzhKWkFrQ1I3MHpuMUdNWC1yWk1XWnF4by1XSDA3azNtTzE4ci1CLVVZMFU?oc=5
- Topics: Sheffield

## Key points

- Sheffield residents say trains are affecting their health and wellbeing.
- Diesel trains reportedly idle close to homes in Totley.
- The council is arranging air monitoring and seeking Network Rail’s noise survey.

## Summary

Two Sheffield residents have told the city council that diesel fumes, noise and vibration from trains on the Hope Valley line are affecting their health and quality of life. Their complaints followed the installation of a railway signal in Totley two years ago, and the council is seeking information from Network Rail while arranging air pollution monitoring.

Yvonne Newey said freight trains sometimes idle for long periods beside her home, about 30 metres from the track, and that council noise readings exceeded World Health Organisation guidelines. Shauna Naylor said she and her husband chose their bungalow for its quiet setting, but now report disrupted sleep, asthma symptoms and migraines; the council plans to install a diffusion tube monitor, while Network Rail has cited legal advice in delaying release of its 2025 noise survey.

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