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    Remembering the Duke who opened two museums the same day

    May 11, 2021 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    MHR
    NRM
    NRM

    HERITAGE railways large and small displayed wreaths on locomotive smokeboxes as the nation said farewell to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

    The tributes were carried on service trains on Saturday, April 17, the day of Prince Philip’s funeral at Windsor Castle.

    Some lines delayed their trains as a mark of respect and a minute’s silence was held at numerous locations. The Great Central Railway cancelled the final train of the

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