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Building a simple boiler for your model steam engine doesn’t need to be complicated. In this practical guide, we show you how ...
The Bury Standard 4 group has released an update on the work it is carrying out on two steam locomotives, numbers 80097 and ...
He developed several devices to demonstrate this potential in 1870s, including a solar-powered steam engine in the collection of the American Swedish Historical Museum. INSIDE THE ARCHIVES PhillyVoice ...
Get ready to witness the awe-inspiring restoration of the legendary 1920’s live steam locomotive "BING," a marvel of ...
A rare opportunity to see the world's last steam-powered weaving shed come to life is happening this week in Burnley.
An appeal has been launched to restore two historic locomotives, known as Annie and Victory, at Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station in Norfolk.
Over the three-day event and the shareholder evening, TSLL took some £30,000 in new shareholdings, all to be match-funded.
The BB18 1/4 1037 steam locomotive, now named Peter Ford, is on the rails again after more than 25 years of volunteer restoration work in Mackay and Toowoomba.
Steam boilers exploded with alarming regularity — at one point nearly once every four days, wreaking havoc on lives and property. Early insurers stepped in to make this technology safer to scale.
The Steam Engine: a Treatise on Steam Engines and Boilers. By Daniel Kinnear Clark (London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and New York: Blackie and Sons, Limited, 1892.) ...
The world's oldest winding steam engine of its type is going to be running for the first time in decades to mark a Derbyshire railway's 200th anniversary. Built in 1829, the Middleton Top winding ...
The restoration work will involve the manufacture of a new copper firebox for the boiler, which it is hoped will last for another 60 years. Some £200,000 raised will make a crucial milestone in ...