When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

'It's hard to describe the smell of steam. It's unique, the smell of steam is a bug in itself. It's lovely.' So says Tom Tynan, secretary of the Celtic Steamers, a Carlow based club for steam engine ...

A restored replica of Locomotion No 1 will return to the birthplace of railways to recreate its first famous journey. Tens of ...

Sometimes, looking back at history helps us understand what is happening to us today. When the steam engine arrived in factories, it wasn’t just a technical innovation, it changed the world. Suddenly, ...

One of the largest steam engines in Canada now stands at the Ameliasburgh Pioneer Museum. The 18-foot 550-horsepower Goldie Corliss flywheel was built in Galt in 1910 and named after its inventor ...

Rare photos of steam locomotives plying their trade on Teesside tracks feature in a new book. Renowned railway photographer RJ Buckley has published his latest collection and it concentrates on our ...