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A 'fogman' was a railway worker tasked with laying detonators (fog signals) on railway tracks during snowy, foggy or other low visibility weather conditions to warn drivers of signals, speed restrictions or track works ahead.
Fogmen often had lineside huts to keep their equipment in. Fogman's huts along with platelayers huts are frequently modelled on railway layouts.
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