B757
This thread has brought back memories of when the 757 was very new. Used on the LHR -MAN shuttles they were a blessed relief from the Trident, especially when used as back ups whilst accumulating crew time/experience when new.
One night, having got in very late from Germany due to weather and having missed the last regular shuttle, I was very relieved to find a brand new 757 waiting as a back up. This was to be my second 757 ride. With only 13 plus crew on board, a departure after 22.30 and no SIDS we stood at the end of 28R at LHR. Seconds later we were crossing the opposite threshold approaching 3000ft as we were gleefully informed from the cockpit. 23 minutes later we touched down at Manchester. I realised I'd only ever experienced a similar performance on one or two Comet 4s albeit with much more noise.