Perform intersect query using PyQGIS

Question

Using PyQGIS I'm trying to find the chainage point at the start/end of a line based on a chainage points dataset.

I can't figure out how to write the intersect query that buffers the start_point and captures the intersecting chainage points and for now just prints the value.

roadlist=[]
layer = iface.activeLayer()
chainage_layer=QgsVectorLayer(r'Z:\My Drive\Mangoesmapping\Spatial Projects\2019\DSC\126_Road_Updates\Working\Output\DSC_Roads_10m_Chainage.tab', "Chainage", "ogr")
for feature in layer.getFeatures():
    if feature['RoadMntnc'] not in roadlist:
        roadlist.append(feature['RoadMntnc'])

for road in roadlist:
    print (road)
    layer.selectByExpression('"RoadMntnc"= \'{0}\''.format(road), QgsVectorLayer.SetSelection)
    selection=layer.selectedFeatures()
    for feature in selection:
            chainage_layer.selectByExpression('"RoadMntnc"= \'{0}\''.format(road), QgsVectorLayer.SetSelection)
            chainage_selection=layer.selectedFeatures()
            if start_point(buffer(feature.geometry,5,10)).intersects(chainage_selection.geometry()): #based on https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/256569/select-features-from-another-layer-based-on-a-selection-in-pyqgis/256646
                print (feature2['distance'])
        #aggregate(layer:='DSC_Roads_10m_Chainage.tab', aggregate:='max', expression:="distance" * (attribute(@parent, 'RoadMntnc') = attribute($currentfeature, 'RoadMntnc')),filter:= within(start_point(geometry(@parent)),buffer($geometry,1,10))) # process in model builder -field calculator.

The query needs to run only on the points with the same road name as the line being evaluated.

I get start_point/buffer not defined error.

===== Here's the updated code

roadlist=[]
layer = iface.activeLayer()
chainage_layer=QgsVectorLayer(r'Z:\My Drive\Mangoesmapping\Spatial Projects\2019\DSC\126_Road_Updates\Working\Output\DSC_Roads_10m_Chainage.tab', "Chainage", "ogr")

for feature in layer.getFeatures():
    if feature['RoadMntnc'] not in roadlist:
        roadlist.append(feature['RoadMntnc'])

for road in roadlist:
    print (road)
    layer.selectByExpression('"RoadMntnc"= \'{0}\''.format(road), QgsVectorLayer.SetSelection)
    selection=layer.selectedFeatures()
    for feature in selection:
        geom = feature.geometry().asPolyline()
        pnt = QgsGeometry.fromPointXY(QgsPointXY(geom[0]))
        f.setGeometry(pnt)
        fbuff=f.geometry().buffer(5,4)
        chainage_layer.selectByExpression('"RoadMntnc"= \'{0}\''.format(road), QgsVectorLayer.SetSelection)
        chainage_selection=chainage_layer.selectedFeatures()
        if fbuff.intersects(chainage_selection.geometry()):
            print (chainage_selection['distance'])

I get ...

TypeError: QgsGeometry.intersects(): arguments did not match any overloaded call: overload 1: argument 1 has unexpected type 'QgsFeature' overload 2: argument 1 has unexpected type 'QgsFeature'

Ideally it's best to use an envelope that's the same as the buffer and only select the points within it that are part of the selection_chainage selection to ensure it's the same road. Maybe using something like areaOfInterest = QgsRectangle(fbuff) request = QgsFeatureRequest().setFilterRect(areaOfInterest).setFlags(QgsFeatureRequest.ExactIntersect)