buffer beam
noun1
Rail transport, Railways, Transport A transverse metal beam at each end of a rail vehicle on which buffers, couplings, brake pipes etc. are mounted.
- This locomotive was fitted experimentally with a seat on the front buffer beam, for the inspection of station gardens.1948 November and December, “The Holden 2-4-0 Locomotives of the L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 374, photo caption:
- Synonyms
- headstock