25/09/2025
We were pleased to put this story together on behalf of our client Alexander Knight & Co, the accountants in Hale.
π Altrincham and Hale played host to a special moment in the nationwide Railway 200 celebrations yesterday when walkers carried a commemorative baton as part of a six-day relay along the Mid Cheshire Line.
The relay walk, organised by the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership, is one of many events markings 200 years since the worldβs first passenger railway opened in 1825.
The baton travelled through Navigation Road into Altrincham before continuing on to Hale, Ashley, Mobberley and Knutsford stations.
The Mayor of Trafford, Councillor Jane Brophy, Connor Rand MP, Altrincham Court Leet, rail enthusiasts and business leaders joined in the celebrations.
The local handover of the baton was particularly meaningful for Alexander Knight & Co, which sponsors Hale station.
Murray Patt, founder of Alexander Knight & Co, said: βWe are delighted to support Railway 200 and to be part of such an important celebration of our regionβs railway heritage.
βWatching the baton being carried through Altrincham and on the doorstep of our local station at Hale, was a great reminder of how rail continues to bring people together.β
Railway 200 is a year-long, partnership-led campaign celebrating the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. It aims to showcase how rail has connected communities, supported economic growth and transformed daily life over two centuries, while also inspiring a new generation to explore careers in rail, engineering and transport.