To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while flames licked ... but seeing a modern replica of Hero’s Engine built and tested probably isn’t too far from such an experience.

The best modern engines show, by the indicator cards, between 60 and 90 per cent of the theoretical effect of the steam ; in all cases the figures vary in proportion as care is exercised'in ...

“In the 1940s and 1950s, steam locomotives would stop periodically ... and the crew brings along a modern diesel-electric locomotive and some empty freight cars to help with braking.

Some factory owners did replace steam engines with electric motors, drawing clean and modern power from a nearby generating station. But given the huge investment this involved, they were often ...

There are plenty of modern initiatives designed to fight floods, but a previous generation's flood measures are still visible in one Fenland village. The Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered ...