Coordinates: 50°52′2.19″N 1°20′25.74″W / 50.8672750°N 1.3404833°W / 50.8672750; -1.3404833 The Royal Victoria Railway runs for around 1 mile (1.6 km) through Royal Victoria Country Park in Netley, Hampshire, England, with views of Southampton Water. The line is built to the popular gauge of 10 1⁄4 in (260 mm) and runs every weekend throughout the year and all school holidays.
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