there is disclosed conveying and storing apparatus for conveying articles , in particular cigarettes , between two machines and for storing articles in transit between the machines . the apparatus comprises a conveyor with a pivotable carrier member , two rotatable pulleys mounted on the carrier member respectively upstream and downstream in the direction of conveying by the conveyor , and a conveyor belt extending around the pulleys , the carrier member being pivotable about the axis of rotation of the downstream pulley . the apparatus further comprises means to define with the conveyor a store for storing articles , such means including an arcuate wall located at the upstream end of the conveyor and extending parallel to the path described by that end of the conveyor when the carrier member is pivoted . the carrier member can be pivoted upwardly to decrease the volume of the store so as to maintain delivery of the articles when the upstream machine is stopped , or downwardly to increase the volume of the store so as to store the articles when the downstream machine is stopped .