autobuffet

autobuffet

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ buffet

Noun

autobuffet (plural autobuffets)

1. (dated, Britain, rare) A railway vending machine selling food items.
   • 1954, Vending Machines (in Billboard, January 16, 1954, page 71)

     PRR Unveils New Auto-Buffet Coach

   • 1963, Research Institute for Consumer Affairs (London, England), Essays & enquiries (issues 1-12, page 22)

     At Waterloo, at 1 a.m., an attendant was available to give change for the autobuffet (the machine for change was out of order), […] The autobuffet at Paddington was doing good business at 2 a.m., but again the change machine was out of order.

   • 2009, "Roy Badami", Re: Oh for an integrated railway (on newsgroup uk.railway)

     I can't remember now where I saw an autobuffet sign quite recently.