Originally Posted by
WHBM
In 1968, 41 years ago, the standard schedule time (ie block time plus all your contingency etc) between Heathrow and Liverpool was 40 minutes, on a British Eagle One-Eleven. BEA One-Elevens to Manchester were the same. What a step backwards to nowadays, schedule of 65 minutes and for ever creeping upwards.
http://www.timetableimages.com/ttima...68/eg68-02.jpg
And I see from there, that even operating via Chester (EG704 Mon-Fri) it still only took 1h20m LHR-LPL ..... on a Viscount!