Get ready to witness the awe-inspiring restoration of the legendary 1920’s live steam locomotive "BING," a marvel of ...

In 1764 James found himself repairing a model Newcomen steam engine. Watt quickly realized just how inefficient the design was, it wasted a lot of steam. James decided to wrestle with the design ...

Pittsburgh Steam Engine Company ContributionsAutomated Mill, Steam Engine. Charles (1724-1799) and Ann (1729-1799) married in 1745. Charles Evans was a shoemaker by trade, though he purchased a large ...

This is a vintage live steam engine made by the brand 'Bing'. 'Bing' was a German toy company founded in 1863 in Nuremberg, Germany by two brothers, Ignaz Bing and Adolf Bing, initially producing ...

The potential for the new technology was limitless. A cottage economy of tinkerers and engineers took to their barns. Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines.

The Newcomen Beam Engine, the oldest steam engine in the world still in its original location, is ready to welcome visitors again after a winter break. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Between 1822 and 1837, the number of steam engines working in Bengal rose from 2 to 67, and by 1845, according to the Bengal Hurkaru newspaper, there were 150 engines in use (mostly imported).

ICE Past President Gordon Masterton explores the rivalry between John Smeaton and James Watt. James Watt (left) and John Smeaton (right) were both experimenting with improvements to the Newcomen ‘fire ...

One of the first steam engines — dubbed the Newcomen engine after its creator Thomas Newcomen — was also formidable at 9.5 meters long and tall.

The first engine of which we have any record is that delineated in the print bearing the inscription “The Steam Engine near Dudley Castle. Invented by Capt. Savery and Mr. Newcomen. Erected by ...

His first steam engine photo was published in 1958 in the Iron Men Album Magazine, and he submitted his first article to Steam Engines Magazine at 12. Yaeger still writes for the Iron Age magazine ...

The first practical steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. Newcomen’s engine was used to pump water out of coal mines, which increased the productivity of the mining industry.