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bufferbeam en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of buffer beam.
The bufferbeam is another factor that must be carefully considered. The buffing and coupling centre is 3ft 5½in above rail level and the beam carries not only buffers and drawgear but a jumble of train connections such as jumpers and pipes.
1961 May, B. A. Haresnape, “Design on the railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 301:
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