David Hennessey
"Bashing trains in the North West, and beyond!"
I am David Hennessey, aka The Amateur Basher, a motley rail enthusiast from the North West of England (St Helens in Merseyside to be precise, and not far from Liverpool).
I follow all kinds of locomotive going, whether it be steam, diesel and electric. My favourite locos include 40145, 55022 Royal Scots Grey, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 6201 Princess Elizabeth and 4472 Flying Scotsman, plus many more!
I also dabble in the narrow gauge and model railway fields from time to time.
East Lancashire Railway: Autumn Steam Gala 2025 (17th and 18th October 2025) #Rail200
Isle of Man Steam Railway (July 2025) #rail200
An afternoon on the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (8th July 2025) #rail200
West Lancashire Light Railway (21st June 2025) #rail200 #westlancashirelightrailway
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway: The 150 Gala (4th May 2025)
The Lake Lander: LNER 60532 Blue Peter at Arnside (with 47593 and 57311), 26th September 2025
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (4th January 2025)
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (July & August 2024)
The Great Laxey Mines Railway (Saturday 3rd August 2024)
The Groudle Glen Railway (July & August 2024)
The Snaefell Mountain Railway (July & August 2024)
The Manx Electric Railway (July & August 2024)
The Isle of Man Steam Railway (July & August 2024)
Railtours at Lea Green & Winwick Junction: 44871, 60532 Blue Peter and more! (14/07/2024)
Morecambe Bus Rally 2024 (19th May 2024)
East Lancashire Railway: 'Storming the Castle' (20th April 2024)
North Yorkshire Moors Railway (29th March 2024)
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (21st March 2024)
East Lancashire Railway: Legends of Steam (16/03/2024)
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway: 50th Anniversary Autumn Steam Gala (Saturday 23rd September 2023)
Statfold Barn Railway (16th September 2023)
Manx Electric Railway (September 2023)
Isle of Man Steam Railway (September 2023)
Manx Electric Railway (July 2023)
Isle of Man Steam Railway (July 2023)
The Strathspey Railway (Saturday 24th June 2023)
The Jacobite (22nd and 23rd June 2023)
The Lake Lander (20th May 2023)
Winwick, St Helens & Rainhill (25th March 2023)