On 15/03/2023 18:09, David McLoughlin wrote:
> The former track doesn't look very old at all, and seems in fair

> condition. Are they changing the alignment or something?


No change of alignment.

I don't know the details, but a likely scenario is that the rail joints
were worn and noisy - common in mass concrete formations.

Mal Rowe in a city where track renewal is built into the franchise agreement