diff --git a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.C b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.C
index 79be6bfac4..a51428f8b4 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.C
@@ -532,6 +532,16 @@ void Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::scalePoints(const scalar scaleFactor)
 }
 
 
+template<class Face>
+void Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::reset
+(
+    const Xfer<MeshedSurface<Face>>& surf
+)
+{
+    transfer(surf());
+}
+
+
 template<class Face>
 void Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::reset
 (
@@ -1112,12 +1122,11 @@ void Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::transfer
     MeshedSurface<Face>& surf
 )
 {
-    reset
-    (
-        xferMove(surf.storedPoints()),
-        xferMove(surf.storedFaces()),
-        xferMove(surf.storedZones())
-    );
+    ParentType::clearOut();
+
+    this->storedPoints().transfer(surf.storedPoints());
+    this->storedFaces().transfer(surf.storedFaces());
+    this->storedZones().transfer(surf.storedZones());
 
     surf.clear();
 }
@@ -1167,12 +1176,43 @@ void Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::transfer
 
 
 template<class Face>
-Foam::Xfer<Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>> Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::xfer()
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>>
+Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::xfer()
 {
     return xferMove(*this);
 }
 
 
+template<class Face>
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::List<Face>>
+Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::xferFaces()
+{
+    // Topology changed because of transfer
+    ParentType::clearOut();
+
+    return this->storedFaces().xfer();
+}
+
+
+template<class Face>
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::List<Foam::point>>
+Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::xferPoints()
+{
+    // Topology changed because of transfer
+    ParentType::clearOut();
+
+    return this->storedPoints().xfer();
+}
+
+
+template<class Face>
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::surfZoneList>
+Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::xferZones()
+{
+    return this->storedZones().xfer();
+}
+
+
 // Read from file, determine format from extension
 template<class Face>
 bool Foam::MeshedSurface<Face>::read(const fileName& name)
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.H b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.H
index 3922edf29e..513a813597 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurface/MeshedSurface.H
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ public:
             //- Scale points. A non-positive factor is ignored
             virtual void scalePoints(const scalar);
 
+            //- Reset by transferring contents of the argument and annul it
+            virtual void reset
+            (
+                const Xfer<MeshedSurface<Face>>&
+            );
+
             //- Reset primitive data (points, faces and zones)
             //  Note, optimized to avoid overwriting data (with Xfer::null)
             virtual void reset
@@ -476,6 +482,15 @@ public:
             //- Transfer contents to the Xfer container
             Xfer<MeshedSurface<Face>> xfer();
 
+            //- Transfer stored faces to an Xfer container
+            Xfer<List<Face>> xferFaces();
+
+            //- Transfer stored points to an Xfer container
+            Xfer<List<point>> xferPoints();
+
+            //- Transfer stored zones to an Xfer container
+            Xfer<surfZoneList> xferZones();
+
 
         // Read
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurfaceAllocator/MeshedSurfaceIOAllocator.H b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurfaceAllocator/MeshedSurfaceIOAllocator.H
index 190b081ce5..6c8aa07e2a 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurfaceAllocator/MeshedSurfaceIOAllocator.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/MeshedSurfaceAllocator/MeshedSurfaceIOAllocator.H
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
             //- Clear primitive data (points, faces and zones)
             void clear();
 
-            //- Reset primitive data (points, faces and zones)
+            //- Reset primitive data (faces and zones)
             //  Note, optimized to avoid overwriting data (with Xfer::null)
             void resetFaces
             (
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.C b/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.C
index d427454e4a..e3975c6b8b 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.C
@@ -722,6 +722,14 @@ Foam::UnsortedMeshedSurface<Face>::xfer()
 }
 
 
+template<class Face>
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::labelList>
+Foam::UnsortedMeshedSurface<Face>::xferZoneIds()
+{
+    return this->storedZoneIds().xfer();
+}
+
+
 // Read from file, determine format from extension
 template<class Face>
 bool Foam::UnsortedMeshedSurface<Face>::read(const fileName& name)
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.H b/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.H
index 9be2e3151d..e038e92711 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/UnsortedMeshedSurface/UnsortedMeshedSurface.H
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ public:
             //- Transfer contents to the Xfer container
             Xfer<UnsortedMeshedSurface<Face>> xfer();
 
+            //- Transfer stored zoneIds to an Xfer container
+            Xfer<labelList> xferZoneIds();
+
 
         // Read
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.C b/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.C
index 20042257c8..c7eef6b72b 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.C
@@ -272,6 +272,27 @@ void Foam::surfMesh::resetPrimitives
 }
 
 
+void Foam::surfMesh::resetPrimitives
+(
+    const Xfer<List<point>>& points,
+    const Xfer<faceList>& faces,
+    const Xfer<surfZoneList>& zones,
+    const bool validate
+)
+{
+    // Clear addressing.
+    clearOut();
+
+    Allocator::reset(points, faces, zones);
+    this->updateRefs();
+
+    if (validate)
+    {
+        checkZones();
+    }
+}
+
+
 void Foam::surfMesh::transfer
 (
     MeshedSurface<face>& surf
@@ -288,7 +309,8 @@ void Foam::surfMesh::transfer
 }
 
 
-Foam::Xfer<Foam::MeshedSurface<Foam::face>> Foam::surfMesh::xfer()
+Foam::Xfer<Foam::MeshedSurface<Foam::face>>
+Foam::surfMesh::xfer()
 {
     Xfer<MeshedSurface<face>> xf;
 
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.H b/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.H
index f936d3f46d..64e7c0239a 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/surfMesh/surfMesh.H
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ public:
                 const bool validate = true
             );
 
+            //- Reset mesh primitive data.
+            void resetPrimitives
+            (
+                const Xfer<List<point>>& points,
+                const Xfer<faceList>& faces,
+                const Xfer<surfZoneList>& zones,
+                const bool validate = true
+            );
+
 
             //- Transfer the contents of the argument and annul the argument
             void transfer(MeshedSurface<face>&);
diff --git a/src/triSurface/triSurface/interfaces/VTK/readVTK.C b/src/triSurface/triSurface/interfaces/VTK/readVTK.C
index a28570164b..b413641102 100644
--- a/src/triSurface/triSurface/interfaces/VTK/readVTK.C
+++ b/src/triSurface/triSurface/interfaces/VTK/readVTK.C
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool Foam::triSurface::readVTK(const fileName& fName)
     (
         tris.xfer(),
         patches,
-        xferCopy<List<point>>(surf.points())
+        surf.xferPoints()
     );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.H b/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.H
index 0383c14a2b..cfa253fbb3 100644
--- a/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.H
+++ b/src/triSurface/triSurface/triSurface.H
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public:
             const bool reuse
         );
 
-        //- Construct from triangles, patches, points.
+        //- Construct by transferring (triangles, points) components.
         triSurface
         (
             const Xfer<List<labelledTri>>&,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
             const Xfer<List<point>>&
         );
 
-        //- Construct from triangles, points. Set patchnames to default.
+        //- Construct from triangles, points. Set patch names to default.
         triSurface(const List<labelledTri>&, const pointField&);
 
         //- Construct from triangles, points. Set region to 0 and default
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    ~triSurface();
+    virtual ~triSurface();
 
         void clearOut();