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BUFFERShock-absorbing piston at either end of a railway vehicle; a ship's fender; or, a boatswain's mate (6)
WHISTLEAn onomatopoeic word for a shrill pipe or high-pitched cheep; a boatswain's call or other instrument used to produce such a shrike; a summons; or, informally, the throat (7)
GEARComponents of a railway vehicle that are positioned on the rail (7, 4)
PIPEA boatswain's whistle; a cask of wine equal to two hogsheads; or, a type of volcanic vent where diamonds are found (4)
RUNNINGAnd 6 down Components of a railway vehicle that are positioned on the rail (7, 4)
BOGIEAn assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach
BUMPERGlass filled to the brim for a toast; or, a shock-absorbing bar at the front or rear of a motor vehicle (6)
HUMPThe gibbosity of a dromedary camel; or, a mound over which a railway vehicle is shunted so as to run by gravity in a marshalling yard (4)
BUFFERSWord for boatswains' mates; codgers or fellows; cushions, fenders, shock absorbers etc, for deadening the force of concussion; or, polishers (7)
TERRAINHer Majesty is trapped inside a railway vehicle, on a particular sort of ground (7)
SERIFIn printing, a short decorative line at either end of a main stroke in a letter (5)
FROGSSalientians with wide mouths fancifully imagined in the flowers of snapdragons; or, the "springy" shock-absorbing "Vs" or frushes on the soles of horses' hooves (5)
LOCOMOTIVEA railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train
HOOPOne of a trio at either end of a Quidditch pitch
HAMMERHEADShark with eyes positioned at either end of a structure known as a cephalofoil
TERMINUSEnd of a railway or bus route (8)
CAMERAEquipment carried by enthusiast at the end of a railway platform (6)
DETRAINTo alight at the end of a railway journey
WAGONWhat is a railway vehicle for goods? (5)
UNCOUPLETo disconnect e.g. a railway vehicle (8)