I'm surprised that the OP is surprised that living near to a railway line may involve hearing noises in the night!.:roll:
Sorry, but if you've chosen to live near to a railway line, that's your choice - deal with it! For the record - I also live next to a railway. Do I complain about the noise - no.
Railways have a business to run, and whether certain individuals like it or not, they have to carry out that business in such a way that maximises revenue for the company, whilst causing the least disruption to it's customers. True, it doesn't always go to plan, but that's the way private enterprise works.
This, by the way, is the same private enterprise that is so revered by the likes of the Daily Express, which cannot do anything wrong, as opposed to those nasty public sector workers or anyone who, these days' isn't politically orientated to somewhere to the right of Atilla the Hun.
I suggest, respectfully, that the OP researches their facts before coming on a Rail forum to kick off about something they appear to have heard about from a third party, that may not have even happened yet (if at all), rather than an actual experience of wrong-doing.
Rant over.