The guide
Train Print Size Guide: Which Size Should You Pick?
Sizes always sound abstract until the parcel arrives. This guide puts our framed prints, canvas, and posters next to real-world references — desks, alcoves, and walls — so you can picture them before you buy. As a rule: the further back people stand, the bigger you should go.
Framed prints: A4 or the large 400 x 500mm?
A4 (210 x 297mm) at £34.95 is about the size of a sheet of office paper and suits a shelf, a desk, or a cluster of frames on a wall. The large 400 x 500mm aluminium frame at £54.95 reads as a single statement piece above a sideboard or in a hallway. If it needs to hold a room on its own, go large.
Canvas: 12 x 16 or 16 x 24 inch?
The 12 x 16 inch canvas (£44.95) is a comfortable above-the-desk or alcove size. The 16 x 24 inch (£69.95) is properly large — think above a sofa or bed, viewed from across the room. Canvas suits scenic shots, viaducts, and landscape compositions where the image fills the frame edge to edge.
Posters: A2 or 24 x 36 inch?
A2 (420 x 594mm) at £24.95 is the flexible all-rounder for a bedroom, study, or club room. The 24 x 36 inch print (£32.95) is the classic big poster — strong on a layout-room wall or as an exhibition backdrop where people view it from a few feet away.
How resolution affects your choice
Bigger prints need more pixels. A phone photo is usually fine up to A4 and 12 x 16 inch canvas. For the large frame, 16 x 24 canvas, or a 24 x 36 poster, use the highest-resolution original you have — at least 2000 pixels on the short side keeps the detail crisp at size.
Railway print sizes compared
- A4 framed print — 210 x 297mm · Desk, shelf, frame cluster · £34.95
- Large framed print — 400 x 500mm · Above a sideboard, hallway · £54.95
- 12 x 16in canvas — 305 x 406mm · Above a desk, alcove · £44.95
- 16 x 24in canvas — 406 x 610mm · Above a sofa or bed · £69.95
- A2 poster — 420 x 594mm · Bedroom, study, club room · £24.95
- 24 x 36in poster — 610 x 914mm · Layout room, show backdrop · £32.95
From the platform
Questions, answered
What size train print should I buy?+
For a desk or shelf, A4. For a statement wall piece, the 400 x 500mm frame or a 16 x 24 inch canvas. For a room you view from across, an A2 or 24 x 36 inch poster.
Is my phone photo big enough to print large?+
Phone photos are usually fine up to A4 and 12 x 16 inch canvas. For larger prints, use the highest-resolution original you have — ideally 2000 pixels or more on the short side.
What is the biggest print you offer?+
The 24 x 36 inch poster (610 x 914mm) is our largest, followed by the 16 x 24 inch canvas. Both work best viewed from a few feet back.