BT Fleet:
The Leyland DAF 45 Utility
The Leyland DAF 45 Utility

The Leyland DAF 45.160 utility used for cabling operations.




Photo: BT Leyland DAF V756 KOA © David Cott
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Introduction

BT Leyland DAF trucks have customised bodywork and are used for cabling operations.

Leyland DAF 45
"BT’s piper is a living message carrier or communicator with a very real human purpose. The symbol has a hint of heraldry which gives it nobility and a sense of history."
The Grey Fleet
Three in a row. A Leyland DAF centre with Ford Transits front and rear.


Photo: Holborn, London © LSA July 2000
 

W96 EOB

This Leyland DAF 45.160 medium cabling vehicle has Penman bodywork and a Ratcliff tail-lift. The Piper has faded out of sight.



Photo © George Ward 2009.
V756 KOA
Another Leyland DAF 45




Photo © David Cott.
Links

Ratcliff Tail Lifts Ltd was acquired by Palfinger in June 2005.
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