Todays mid cheshire diesel special.
 

At about 16:58 today, at Hale station at train full of passengers came through with a selection of mark 1 & 2 coach stock with a class 60 at either end.
This was not advertised and no other enthusiasts were there.
I was just doing a bit of ordinary train spotting as you do when I got this nice surprise.
Could anyone tell me what train it was?
Had it been diverted?

What you saw was THE PEAK FOREST RANGER, a railtour run by UK Railtours. Started at Watford Jct. then routed via Finsbury Park, Retford, Sheffield, the Hope Valley line, Great Rocks, Buxton. Reverses here then; Great Rocks, Chinley, Altrincham, Crewe to Watford Jct.
That's the route given in the railtours list in this weeks Railway Herald.
Cheers, 62440.

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Thanks guys!