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Inquiry plea after night-train noise breaks health guideline

Calls have been made for a fresh investigation into the noise levels suffered by hundreds of people living next to a recently opened train line after it emerged they breach new global health guidelines.

Residents living next to the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway in central Scotland have complained for nearly two years about coal-carrying freight trains operating at night. However, the bulk of their claims for compensation have been rejected.