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Eighteenth century Scottish technician James Watt is credited for improving Newcomen's steam pump design.

The Boconnoc estate, steeped in the colourful and dramatic history of England's westernmost county, hosts a gathering of vintage steam engines for three days each summer.

News that the British government is planning to build a new high-speed rail line between London and Scotland recalls a great speed contests of the steam railway age.

Brothers Robert and Bruce Wheatley share their passion for the Age of Steam in this stunning collection of black and white photographs taken on Australian railways.

James Good's Foundry in Toronto produced the first steam locomotive made in Canada. The 'Toronto' pulled carriages on the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railroad

Firing a steam engine is more than just throwing coal on a fire. It is a fine balancing act between maintaining steam pressure and water levels.

Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower.

An enterprising group of enthusiasts maintains a link with one of Britain's earliest railway lines.

Arguably the technological and industrial innovations developed during the industrial revolution were essential for the full development of that process.

Every year the township of Maitland has a steam engine celebration weekend. Come and visit one of the favourite family activities in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

Steam turbine locomotives were a specialized form of steam locomotive that transmitted motive power from the boiler to the wheels through the use of a steam turbine.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe steam engine #3759 was presented to the town of Kingman, Arizona in 1957 by the Santa Fe Railroad. It is on display in Locomotive Park.

New Lanark is a tourist must. View the cotton mill and model village, built in 1785, in which reformer Robert Owen improved working and living conditions for his workers.

Launched in 1860, HMS Warrior revolutionised ship building. She was the fastest, strongest warship in the world and changed the British Navy forever.

Swakopmund offers the traveler to Namibia enough tourist attractions to stay occupied for weeks on end, which is why thousands of holidaymakers flock to the coastal town.

The West Point Foundry, produced two early locomotives.

The railway age is generally thought to have started with the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad in the 19th Century.

Engines and trains are favourite toys for many young children. There are a variety of train-related gifts that are appropriate for young train enthusiasts.

America became a leading producer of goods because a century of ingenuity produced innovation in all areas of industrial and social progress.

Try something different in the White Mountains, a family-run amusement park featuring trained bear shows, acrobats, a train ride, museums, water fun and activities.

The history of British railways in the 19th Century saw a major boom in rail construction and the maturation of steam engine technology.

The tendency of hot and cold bodies to exchange heat and move towards an even temperature is captured in the second law of thermodynamics.

There is a little controversy about what was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic because many did so with a combination of sail and auxiliary steam engines.

Almost everybody who plays in the MLB gets a nickname at some point. Here are ten of the best baseball nicknames along with the origin and meaning behind each one.

Colonial America was a time of innovation. During this time there were many useful and creative objects that were invented; many still in use today.

After the first ironclads proved themselves, it wasn't long before iron and then steel replaced wood as the primary material for ship construction.

The German engineer, Otto Liliental, was the first man to fly sucessfully and repeatably in a machine of his own design.

The lives of Thomas Bewick, one of England's finest wood engravers and George Stephenson, father of the Railway, overlapped during the late 18th to early 19th centuries.

Five railway options let visitors see harvest colors without having to drive. Kids and the whole family enjoy an outing or vacation on the rails.

In New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, Franconia Notch is filled with things to see and do and natural wonders from Lincoln to Cannon Mountain.

The John Bull was an English-built steam locomotive operated in the United States during the 19th Century.

The first official steam-powered fire engine was built in Cincinnati, Oh in 1852, though it wasn't received at the time with as much positive enthusiasm as it probably de

It probably all started with simple log rollers.

Riding the rails on historic steam locomotives in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe and China.

This old Bradford mill has been transformed to display a slice of English history - today any visitor to this free museum is sure to find something of interest.

A visit to Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai still has the power to shock. Stand on the bridge and prepare to listen to the ghosts of 270,000 prisoners of war.

There aren't too many people throughout the world who haven't heard of Fiskars.

Experience trains' powerful allure, first hand, in Folkston GA or relieve the history at a unique museum in Wilmington NC.

A trip to Southern Laos is best described as a trip to savor Mekong tranquility. The 4000 Islands situated in Champasak Province offer a unique bounty of natural wonder

Brief biography of the life and works of author George Eliot, one of the world's best British short-story writers, famous for Middlemarch and Silas Marner.

Swanage, on the Isle of Purbeck, is a popular holiday destination. It is home to a wide range of attractions and is a gateway to the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage site

Lydia Latrobe met her future husband, Nicholas Roosevelt, when she was a child and he was 25 years her senior. She would become the great grand aunt of Theodore Roosevelt

Lydia Roosevelt’s husband wants to take a steamboat all the way from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Although pregnant, Lydia is determined to go also.

Although little known, Nickolaus Otto is an inventor we should remember every time we get into our cars.

As I mentioned in a previous article, wheels likely developed from log rollers used to move heavy loads.

Over time, the field of physics has discovered many new phenomena that defy easy description or naming. What do you call something that has never been seen before?

The only ferry in the Lake District. Cross Lake Windermere on the Mallard to visit Hill Top the home of Beatrix Potter, or to walk on the quieter shore of Windermere.

Like is so often true, the answer depends upon your point of view. If looking for the first documented device that could do the job the answer is Archimedes, but . . .

Detroit Chair Factory and its successor Murphy Chair Company were major players in the transition from hand-made to factory-made furniture in America.

Only twenty-four pitchers in major league history have won at least 300 games. Here is a brief history of the 300-win club, from Pud Galvin to the Big Unit.