Method of transferring and buffering objects between conveyors, comprising: providing a first conveyor having a first path of conveyance (11; 211); operating the first conveyor for transporting objects in a first transport direction (13; 213); providing at least one second conveyor having a second path of conveyance (15; 215); operating the at least one second conveyor for transporting objects in a second transport direction (17; 217); providing a transfer conveyor (7; 241) having a transfer path; allowing the transfer conveyor with its transfer path to interfere with the first path of conveyance (11; 211) to define a receiving interface and with the second path of conveyance to define a release interface of the transfer conveyor (7; 241); continuously moving the transfer conveyor for transferring objects from the receiving interface in a direction towards the release interface; and selectively releasing objects to the at least one second conveyor at the release interface of the transfer conveyor, further comprising: providing buffering means (97; 297) for accumulating at least one object; characterised by the steps of: selectively taking objects moving from the receiving interface to the release interface from the transfer conveyor (7; 241) for temporary buffering outside of the transfer path, using the buffering means (97; 297), and selectively removing buffered objects from the buffering means (97; 297) for further movement to the release interface. providing a first conveyor having a first path of conveyance (11; 211); operating the first conveyor for transporting objects in a first transport direction (13; 213); providing at least one second conveyor having a second path of conveyance (15; 215); operating the at least one second conveyor for transporting objects in a second transport direction (17; 217); providing a transfer conveyor (7; 241) having a transfer path; allowing the transfer conveyor with its transfer path to interfere with the first path of conveyance (11; 211) to define a receiving interface and with the second path of conveyance to define a release interface of the transfer conveyor (7; 241); continuously moving the transfer conveyor for transferring objects from the receiving interface in a direction towards the release interface; and selectively releasing objects to the at least one second conveyor at the release interface of the transfer conveyor, further comprising: providing buffering means (97; 297) for accumulating at least one object; characterised by the steps of: selectively taking objects moving from the receiving interface to the release interface from the transfer conveyor (7; 241) for temporary buffering outside of the transfer path, using the buffering means (97; 297), and selectively removing buffered objects from the buffering means (97; 297) for further movement to the release interface. providing buffering means (97; 297) for accumulating at least one object; characterised by the steps of: selectively taking objects moving from the receiving interface to the release interface from the transfer conveyor (7; 241) for temporary buffering outside of the transfer path, using the buffering means (97; 297), and selectively removing buffered objects from the buffering means (97; 297) for further movement to the release interface. selectively taking objects moving from the receiving interface to the release interface from the transfer conveyor (7; 241) for temporary buffering outside of the transfer path, using the buffering means (97; 297), and selectively removing buffered objects from the buffering means (97; 297) for further movement to the release interface. <EOS>