The buffer beams were of wood - a common practice in 1874 - and the buffers themselves had almost rectangular heads.

In 1958 the weight was removed from the buffer beam to give the locomotive more route availability.

Take a look at the piping detail above the buffer beam.

Only the red buffer beams and number plate backgrounds relieved the somber effect.

Thomas' rear buffer beam is also higher than on the original engines.

The engine number was applied to the front buffer beam in shaded gold digits.

On May 20, 2008, she collided with a van and badly damaged her buffer beam.

Details such as windows, whistles and buffer beams were omitted.

All over black, red buffer beams with numbers in shaded digits.

The smokebox was black and the buffer beam was red.