Leyland Boxer Trucks

[Robert Searle]

Can anyone advise if British Rail used Leyland Boxers?

Thanks.

[Fat Controller]

There look to be a couple of examples on here:-

https://topworldauto.com/cars/leyland/leyland-boxer.html

[Moxy]

37 minutes ago, Fat Controller said:

There look to be a couple of examples on here:-

https://topworldauto.com/cars/leyland/leyland-boxer.html

 

I don't think those are ex-BR, I think they are ex-BT.  The openings in the box over the cab were for carrying telegraph poles, and other masts.

 

I am happy to be proved wrong, but I think by the time Leyland brought out the Boxer, BR had more or less standardised on the Ford D Series and the Bedford TK, so they didn't buy any Boxers.

[37114]

The boxer was a heavy weight version of the Terrier which BR bought in big numbers for the Personnel carriers, never seen a BR boxer though.  The Terrier being below 7.5t could be driven on a car licence where as the bigger Boxer couldn't.

[andye]

The terrier was also used for dropsides, some had a hiab type crane on, and there were some box vans as well, and as said above lots of short wheelbase personnell carriers. Look out for the Railway motors group on flickr, with Merfyns pictures, and also a BR road vehicles group on facebook. 

[Merfyn Jones]

Yes B R did have a number of Boxers, mainly with the second style of cab front. All those I know of had drop-side bodies. 

However I have no pictures of my own to publish here.

[Robert Searle]

Thanks for the information. I had a feeling I had seen a photo of one with a set of wheels on board.

 

[Merfyn Jones]

7 hours ago, Robert Searle said:

Thanks for the information. I had a feeling I had seen a photo of one with a set of wheels on board.

 

Think I may have that one too.  I have record of 24 Boxers supplied to most regions between 1974-84.

 

1983/4A148LUGLeyland BoxerDropsideNorwich

1983/4A635TYWLeyland BoxerDropsideBasingstoke

1979/80EYO555VLeyland BoxerDropsidePlymouth

1979/80EYO556VLeyland BoxerDropside

1979/80EYO557VLeyland BoxerDropside / craneReading

1980/1FBT439WLeyland BoxerDropsideGrantham

1980/1FBT497WLeyland BoxerDropsideYork

1974/5GVY254NLeyland BoxerPlatformLondon

1980/1GYY629WLeyland BoxerDropsideBristol

1980/1GYY630WLeyland BoxerDropsidePlymouth  P

1980/1GYY631WLeyland BoxerDropside / craneCardiff

Oct-80GYY632WLeyland BoxerDropside / craneJul-91Neath

1980/1HHX574WLeyland BoxerDropsideAshford

c-7/1980HNU470VLeyland BoxerDropsideStoke

c-7/1980HNU472VLeyland BoxerDropsideCrewe

HYM498NA 801Leyland BoxerDropside craneCroydon

KTO185PLeyland BoxerDropsideManchester

c-7/1981LTV339WLeyland BoxerDropsideLondon

LYP773PLeyland BoxerDropside

LYP774PA 702Leyland BoxerDropside craneFolkestone

LYP797PA 408Leyland BoxerDropside craneWoking

1980/1MNN385WLeyland BoxerDropsideLancaster

1980/1RWU810WLeyland BoxerDropsideLondon

Jan-81RHU809WLeyland Boxer 1043Dropsidec-6/91.

[doctor quinn]

On 01/08/2021 at 13:51, Moxy said:

 

I don't think those are ex-BR, I think they are ex-BT.  The openings in the box over the cab were for carrying telegraph poles, and other masts.

 

I am happy to be proved wrong, but I think by the time Leyland brought out the Boxer, BR had more or less standardised on the Ford D Series and the Bedford TK, so they didn't buy any Boxers.

The yellow box bodied ones are ex-BT cable gang wagons, the flap above the cab was to carry long ladders.

 

https://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles/specialist/236.htm

 

Telephone poles were carried (and put up) by purpose built pole erection units

 

https://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles/peu/010.htm

 

Nick