Creative design #7

Another station on the Welsh Highland Railway, Rheilffordd Eryri in Welsh, with a perfect backdrop of Mount Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales and England, and a short walk from the station carpark is the start of one of the six recommended climbs to the summit. At 8.5 miles/12km, the Rhyd…

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Creative design #6

End of the line As part of my journey into using Affinity Designer I created a ‘railway poster style’ image for the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) Station in Caernarfon, North Wales. It’s a metal and glass, minimalist architecture structure on the outskirts of the town. In complete contrast is the evocative Harbour Station in Porthmadog,…

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Creative design #5

Railway poster 2022 Just two days free trial to go and I decided to design and create a poster featuring our local, and iconic, Welsh Highland Railway. The new station building was opened a few years ago, and shares its setting with the imposing Caernarfon Castle. I’ve included my favourite engine ‘Number 87’ to complete…

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