Why Metrolink tracks must be 'tricked into thinking it's 27 degrees'
01-11-2026 07:33 via MEN - News

Why Metrolink tracks must be 'tricked into thinking it's 27 degrees'

As a two-week shutdown of the Altrincham, Eccles, and Trafford Centre lines draws to a close ahead of Monday's reopening, the M.E.N. goes trackside at Cornbrook to see the cutting-edge machinery replacing 4km of 30-year-old rails.
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