autobuffet

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ buffet.

Noun

autobuffet (plural autobuffets)

1. (dated, UK, rare) A railway vending machine selling food items.
   • 1954 January 16, “Vending Machines”, in Billboard, 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”, in uk.railway (Usenet):

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