81011 a flying fish

On rare occasions circumstances came together to produce a special run behind a roarer. March 13th 1987 delivered big time helped by a driver keen to get home, no PW slacks, a light load (this daytime Cobbler was load 6), Up slow to up fast at Ledburn and you have the superb fast run as detailed below

81011   1A22 1109 Northampton – Euston 6vb 130387

Milepost/Station	Sched arr/dep	Actual arr/dep	Passing time	variance	Av speed
40.21 – Leighton Buzzard	1139 dep	1137.50		-1	——–
40			1138.24		22.23
39			1140.44		25.71
38 – Ledburn Jn			1142.38		31.57 sl-fl
37			1143.43		55.38
36 – Cheddington			1144.27		66.66
35			1145.07		90
34			1145.45		94.73
33			1146.22		97.29
32			1146.57		102.85
31 – Tring			1147.31		105.88
30			1148.04		109
29.25			1148.29		108
28 – Berkhampsted			1149.13		107.14
27			1149.49		100
26			1150.23		105.88
25			1150.58		102.85
24 – Hemel Hempstead			1151.32		105.88
23 – Apsley			1152.05		109
22			1152.39		105.88
21 – Kings Langley			1153.13		105.88
20			1153.47		105.88
18			1154.56		104.34
17 – Watford Jn			1155.30		105.88
16 – Bushey			1156.03		109
15			1156.37		105.88
14			1157.11		105.88
13			1157.44		109.09
12			1158.18		105.88
11 – Harrow			1158.50		112.5
10			1159.23		109.09
9			1159.57		105.88
8 – Wembley C			1200.31		105.88
7			1201.06		102.85
6			1202.06		60
5			1203.08		58.06
4			1203.51		83.72
3			1204.34		83.72
1			1207.14		72
0 – Euston	1225 arr	1210.20 arr		-14.5	19.35

The hero of that March 87 run, heres 81011 at Northampton after working 1B08 1745 Euston – Northampton “Cobbler” on April 17th 1984

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