The Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine once used to fight floods in the area. The engine dates back to 1831, when it was built on the banks of the River Great Ouse at a cost of £4,950 ...

You can watch Blacksmiths at work making metal objects, wood cutting using the gas from tractors, sawing lumber using a steam powered engine, and wheat threshing. You can also enjoy a flea market ...

A. Walter I, the Steam Powered Giraffe robots still run off their original steam-powered engines and artificial intelligence. But you'll find no generic boilers or clockwork brains in these robots!

Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal ...

He was also the first to successfully run a steam-powered engine pulling carriages on rails at Pennydarren, South Wales, in 1804. Despite his engineering achievements, he died virtually penniless ...

Each year, we see dramatic photographs of Cambridgeshire after floods leave fields and roads underwater. There are plenty of ...