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  • 6 months ago
A small platform still exists at the Cooma Railway Station where the train foot warmers used to sit.

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00:00Welcome to the Kuma railway station and I guess you're wondering what sort of
00:05platform am I standing on? Why is it so small? Well this is where they used to load up the
00:11foot warmers. Yes the foot warmers so you can keep your feet warm on the train
00:14trips particularly on the Kuma to Bambala line. And if you just swing around here
00:22you can see over here the remnants of the oven that used to warm up those
00:28foot warmers.
00:58you
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