Prince of Wales visits India

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Later King Edward V11

He arrives in Bombay on the 8th of November, and visiting the King to be is Sayajirao of Baroda Lord Northbrooke is VIceroy of India The Governor of Bombay is Sir Philip Wodehouse

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A special green steam machine was built by the Agra Workshop of the Erstwhile Rajputana Malwa Railway in 1875 itself, to prepare for this occasion. The engine had attached to it a pristine white carriage with the British Royal emblem painted on each side. A prototype exists at the India Delhi Railway Museum