"Richard J." wrote the following in:


They are normal LU bullhead rail on wooden sleepers. I'm familiar
with the noise (it's my local station), but I've never regarded it
as abnormal. I think you'll find it occurs at any location in the
open with a stretch of plain line (no points). I can't think of
another station where I hear a similar noise, but that might just
be because the other stations where I wait for trains are either
in tunnel or where there are points which would prevent the sound
being transmitted from a distance.

I remember hearing a similar noise at Plaistow when I was young. I
don't tend to notice it any more because I'm used to it now, but I'm
sure it still happens.

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