81021 last up Cobbler, April 83

Commuters hover to join the less busy rear carriages of 1A83 the last morning Cobbler, here the 0813 Northampton – Euston on May 1st 1986 is roaring with 85005 up front arriving at Leighton. As was the fun at the time, this train often but by no means always roared..

81021 1A83 0813 Northampton – Euston 050483

Milepost/Station	Sched arr/dep	Actual arr/dep	Passing time	variance	Av speed
40.21 – Leighton Buzzard	0844 dep	0845.10		+1	———-
40			0846.03		16
39			0847.37		38
38			0851.20		16 (sl-fl)
37			0852.40		45
36 – Cheddington			0853.30		72
35			0854.33		57 (pwr)
34			0855.44		49 (pwr)
33			0856.32		75
32			0857.17		80
31 – Tring			0857.57		90
30			0858.36		92
28 – Berkhampsted			0859.52		94
27			0900.32		90
26			0901.09		97
25			0901.45		100
24 – Hemel Hempstead			0902.22		97
23 – Apsley			0902.58		100
22			0903.35		98
21 – Kings Langley			0904.10		102
18			0906.00		98
17 – Watford Jn			0906.39		92
16 – Bushey			0907.10		96
15			0907.52		99
14			0908.30		94
13			0909.06		100
12			0909.42		100
11 – Harrow			0910.25		81
10			0911.15		73
9			0913.44		24 (pwr)
8 – Wembley C			0914.48		56
7			0915.32		75
6			0916.15		83
5			0916.56		87
4			0917.43		76
3			0918.03		90
1			0921.15		39
0 – Euston	0921 arr	0926.01 arr		+5	13